English
argil
Argil comes from Ancient Greek ἄργιλλος ‘white clay’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄργιλλοςárgillos‘white clay’
- Englishtodayargil
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄργιλλοςárgillos‘white clay’
- Englishtodayargil
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- ‘white’
Today it means
noun potter's clay.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἄργιλλος / argil