Etymograph

English

argenteus

Argenteus comes from Latin argenteus ‘of silver’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- ‘white, shining’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂erǵ-‘white, shining’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ŕ̥ǵn̥tom‘silver’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*argentom‘silver’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEargentum‘silver’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEargenteus‘of silver’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂erǵ-‘white, shining’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ŕ̥ǵn̥tom‘silver’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*argentom‘silver’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEargentum‘silver’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEargenteus‘of silver’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- ‘white, shining’

argue, argument, arguable, 55 more

Today it means

noun A silver coin, minted in the Roman Empire between 294 and 310, weighing approximately 3 scruples.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- / argenteus

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