argyr-

English

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἄργῠρος (árguros, “silver, money”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ärʹjĭr, IPA^(key): /ˈɑːdʒɪɹ/

Prefix

argyr-

1. silver

Usage notes

• When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix concatenates with -o- (as argyro-).

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with argyr-

Derived terms

• argyranthemous (botany)
• argyranthous (botany)
• argyraspid
• argyria (medicine)
• argyrism (medicine)
• argyrite (mineralogy)
• argyrose (mineralogy)
• argyrosis (medicine)
• argyrocephalous
• argyroceratite (mineralogy)
• argyrophyllous
• argyrythrose
• argyrol (pharmacy)
• argyrophil (histology) →
  • argyrophilia
  • argyrophilic

Related terms

• argyria (medicine)
• argyric (chemistry)
• argyrodite (mineralogy)

Translations

silver

• Portuguese: argiro-

References

• “argyr-, argyro-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

• Garry