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Where does “argentyne” come from?

argentyne (Middle English) comes from Old French argentin, from Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic argentom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

Ancestry of “argentyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchargentinsilvery
2Latinargentumsilver; a silver thing
3Proto-Italicargentomsilver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵn̥tómsilver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering

Words derived from “argentyne”

  • argentine
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