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Where does “argat” come from?

argat (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic argantom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

argat (Old Irish): money; silver

Definitions

  1. money; silver

Ancestry of “argat”, step by step

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

Words derived from “argat”

  • airgeadaí
  • airgeadaíocht
  • airgidín
  • airgeadas
  • mionairgead
  • airgead
  • drochairgead
  • airgeadúil
  • airgeadpháipéar
  • airgeadóir
  • ceannairgead
  • airgeadaigh
  • airgeadán
  • airgeadsnáithe
  • airgeadra
  • inneal-airgid
  • airgead
  • bun-argid
  • argid
  • bun-argidagh
  • bun-argidys
  • argidagh
  • neuargidaght
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