Where does “argoile” come from?
argoile (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman argoil, from Latin argilla, from Ancient Greek ἄργιλλος, from Ancient Greek ἀργός, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
argoile (Middle English): potter's clay
Definitions
- potter's clay
Ancestry of “argoile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | argoil | — |
| 2 | Latin | argilla | white clay, potter's clay, argil |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄργιλλος | white clay, potter's clay, argil |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀργός | white, bright; swift; not working, idle |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |