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argilla.

white clay, potter's earth/clay; clay;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[arˈɡiːl.la]Classical-Latin[arˈɡɪl.la]Classical-Latin[arˈd͡ʒil.la]

white clay, potter's clay, argil
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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵrós Ancient Greek *ᾰ̓ργρός (*ărgrós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ργός (ărgós)der.? Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ργῐλλος (ắrgĭllos)bor. Latin argilla Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ργῐλλος (ắrgĭllos, “white clay, potter's earth”), possibly from ᾰ̓ργός (ărgós), or possibly borrowed from Pre-Greek.

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