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Where does “arienzo” come from?

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

arienzo (Spanish): a certain type of old coin from Castille

Definitions

  1. a certain type of old coin from Castille

Ancestry of “arienzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanisharenzo—
2Latinargenteussilvern, silvery
3Latinargentumsilver; a silver thing
4Proto-Italicargentomsilver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵn̥tómsilver
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering
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