Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From a u-stem of Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (white, argent). Cognates include Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀓𐀫 (a-ku-ro), Latin argentum, Sanskrit अर्जुन (árjuna) and Old Armenian արծաթ (arcatʻ). See also ἀργός (argós, white, bright) and ἄργυφος (árguphos, white, shining).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᾰ̓́ργῠρος (árgurosm (genitive ᾰ̓ργῠ́ρου); second declension (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Koine)

  1. silver
  2. money

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: argyr-
  • Greek: άργυρος (árgyros)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἄργυρος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 126-7

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