Where does “argintăriță” come from?
argintăriță (Romanian) comes from Romanian argintar, from Latin argentarius, from Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic argentom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.
argintăriță (Romanian): silverweed (Argentina anserina, syn. Potentilla anserina)
Definitions
- silverweed (Argentina anserina, syn. Potentilla anserina)
Ancestry of “argintăriță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | argintar | person who makes or sells silver objects |
| 2 | Latin | argentarius | banker, money changer; silvern; monetary |
| 3 | Latin | argentum | silver; a silver thing |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | argentom | silver |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm | silver |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erǵ- | white, argent; glittering |