argentina

Argentina

‘country in South America’

Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:  

    Lat. argentines ‘of silver’ < aa < arg- < Tamil ar

English words derived from Tamil ar connoting ‘red’

 

ursine

ruddock

ruddy

russet

rust

eritrea

erysipelas

erythema

erythro

erythroblast

erythroblastosis

erythroblastosis fetalis

erythrocyte

erythrocytometer

erythromycin

erythropoiesis

erythropoietin

roan

robust

rowan

rooibos

corroborate

rotwelsch

bilirubin

rubella

rubicund

rubric

ruby

rouge

roux

rufous

rufus

argent

argentine

argo

argonaut

argue

argus

hydrargyrum

litharge

Arthur

charles wain

Orson

radnor

redskin

red

lac

lacquer

lake

lakh

shellac

litmus

antarctic

arctic

arcturus

arctic circle

sub-arctic

bear

amber

electric

hydro-electric

magneto-electric

photo-electric

piezoelectric

pre-electric

selectric

electrical

electro

electrocardiogram

electrocute

electrode

electroencephalogram

electrolysis

electrolyte

electromagnet

electromagnetic

electromagnetism

electron

electroplate

electrotype

electrum

electrify

electricity

electrician