Where does “argilifer” come from?
argilifer (Romanian) comes from French argilifère, from French argile, from Latin argilla, from Ancient Greek ἄργιλλος, from Ancient Greek ἀργός, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
argilifer (Romanian): argilliferous
Definitions
- argilliferous
Ancestry of “argilifer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | argilifère | argilliferous |
| 2 | French | argile | clay |
| 3 | Latin | argilla | white clay, potter's clay, argil |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄργιλλος | white clay, potter's clay, argil |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀργός | white, bright; swift; not working, idle |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |