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Where does “argénteo” come from?

argénteo (Spanish) comes from Latin argenteus, from Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic argentom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

argénteo (Spanish): silver, silvery

Definitions

  1. silver, silvery

Ancestry of “argénteo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinargenteussilvern, silvery
2Latinargentumsilver; a silver thing
3Proto-Italicargentomsilver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵn̥tómsilver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering
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