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Where does “ariant” come from?

ariant (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic arɣant, from Proto-Celtic argantom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

ariant (Middle Welsh): silver

Definitions

  1. silver

Ancestry of “ariant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicarɣantsilver, money
2Proto-Celticargantomsilver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵn̥tómsilver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering

Words derived from “ariant”

  • arianrhod
  • arian
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