Where does “argon” come from?
argon (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀργόν, from Ancient Greek ἀργός, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
argon (New Latin): argon
Ancestry of “argon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀργόν | inflection of ἀργός :
## accusative singular... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀργός | white, bright; swift; not working, idle |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “argon”