argento

Alternative forms

• ariento (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic *argentom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from *h₂erǵ- (“white”). See also the obsolete variant form ariento, possibly from a Vulgar Latin *aregentum; cf. also Old Portuguese and Old Spanish arento, Spanish arienzo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arˈdʒɛn.to/, [ärˈd͡ʒɛn̪t̪o]
• Hyphenation: ar‧gèn‧to

Noun

argento m (plural argenti)

1. (chemistry) silver
2. (heraldry) argent

Verb

argento

1. first-person singular present indicative of argentare

Anagrams

Noun

argentō

1. dative singular of argentum
2. ablative singular of argentum

Verb

argento

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of argentar

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic *argentom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from *h₂erǵ- (“white”). Old Spanish and Old Portuguese had inherited descendants of the word in arento, possibly from a Vulgar Latin variant *arentum, perhaps influenced by Celtic; cf. also obsolete Italian ariento, which may have come from an Oscan-influenced form^[1]. See also Spanish arienzo, inherited from a related root.

Noun

argento m (uncountable)

1. (poetic, rare) silver

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