Where does “argentum” come from?

argentum (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic argentom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

argentum (Latin): silver; a silver thing

Definitions

  1. silver; a silver thing

Ancestry of “argentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicargentomsilver
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵn̥tómsilver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering

Words derived from “argentum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Italic argentom →