Where does “argentina” come from?
argentina (Spanish) comes from Spanish argentino, from Latin argentinus, from Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic argentom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.
argentina (Spanish): feminine singular of argentino; female equivalent...
Definitions
- feminine singular of argentino; female equivalent...
Ancestry of “argentina”, step by step
argentina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish argentino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | argentino | silver, silvery; Argentinian, Argentine;... |
| 2 | Latin | argentinus | Argentinian; silvery |
| 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 |