There is an old English word 'Seolfor' an old Dutch word 'zilver', an Old High German word 'sillabar' Coming from a language in Asia Minor 'sarpu' meaning refined silver. The Latin is Argentum, this being adopted from an Indo European root ARG for 'grey or shining'
Is English silver worth the same as sterling silver
The word silver is a noun, an adjective, and a verb. Example uses:Noun: The price of silver is steadily rising.Adjective: I really love silver jewelery.Verb: Counterfeiters silver base metals to mimic the genuine coins.
The term "sterling silver" actually comes from the "pound sterling," the unit of British currency. British silver coinage was for hundreds of years (excepting various bouts of debasing over the years) 92.5% pure. Thus, "sterling silver," which is 92.5% pure, merely refers to silver which is as pure as the pound sterling. As a historical note, the purity of silver in British coinage was reduced in 1920 to 50% silver, and in 1947, silver was replaced with a cupro-nickel alloy in British "silver" coinage.
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Came from Seolfer (Anglo-Saxon) then turned into Silver(:
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it is named sometimes from the finders, other times it is named from its attributes, like platinum, it is silver in colour and was named after plati, meaning silver
Argentina was named after the Latin word "argentum," which means silver. The country was named by Spanish explorers who believed the region was rich in silver deposits.
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They named it "gold and silver" because there is a lot of gold and silver in Montana.
The Lone Ranger had a horse named Silver and a friend named Tonto.
The Lone Ranger's horse was named Silver and with good reason. He was all white.
Platinum is named after the spanish word platina which means little silver
An ionic compound, specifically a salt, named silver iodide.
A argentina. Named after silver
It is a company that makes silver-plate objects. Started by a guy named Poole.