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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'

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