argent
English
/ˈɑːdʒənt/, /ˈɑɹdʒənt/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) The metal silver.
- (tincture) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
- (obsolete) Whiteness; anything that is white.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English argent derived from Old French argent (silver) derived from Latin argentum (silver, white money).
Origin
Latin
argentum
Gloss
silver, white money
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
銀, 銀
Emoji
🥈 ⚖️ ⚙️ ⛓️ 🔗 🔧 🥈 🪙
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Argentia English
- Argentina English
- argentiferous English
- minargent English
- argentarius Latin
- argenteus Latin
- argentifolius Latin
- argentinus Latin
- argentosus Latin
- argentum Latin
- deargento Latin
- argento Italian
- argent French
- Argentina Spanish, Castilian
- argento Spanish, Castilian
- Argentina Swedish
- argent Middle English
- argent Old French
- argentin Old French
- Argentina Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- argint Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- Ag Translingual
- arjento Ido
- Argentinne Norman
- argent Norman
- ارݢينتوم Malay
- argjend Albanian
- argent Middle French
- *argentom Proto-Italic
- argien Romansh
- argient Romansh
- arint Friulian
- argent Old Occitan
- argentu Sicilian
- argénto Ligurian
- arziant Dalmatian
- argentu Corsican