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Where does “argentino” come from?

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

argentino (Spanish): silver, silvery; Argentinian, Argentine;...

Definitions

  1. silver, silvery; Argentinian, Argentine;...

Ancestry of “argentino”, step by step

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

Words derived from “argentino”

  • Dogo Argentino
  • dogo argentino
  • argentina
  • afroargentino
  • ítaloargentino
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