Where does “argon” come from?
argon (Polish) comes from German Argon, 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 (Polish): argon
Definitions
- argon
Ancestry of “argon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Argon | argon (a chemical element with an atomic number of 18) |
| 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 |