Etymology

argenteous

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Latin argenteus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromargenteus
  2. English todayargenteous

Borrowed from Latin argenteus or formed from Latin argentum, suffixed with -ous.

Words from the same roots

Latinargenteus all →

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