argentum
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of argentum
From Latin
Example Sentences
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A soldier’s pay—consisting in part of salt—came to be known as solarium argentum, from which we derive the word salary.
From Time • Jul. 21, 2015
A soldier's pay�consisting in part of salt�came to be known as solarium argentum, from which we derive the word salary.
From Time Magazine Archive
Post hec autem, Rex filio suo Offano erarium suum adaperiens, aurum suum et argentum, uasa concupiscibilia, gemmas, oloserica omnia, sue subdidit potestati.
From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by Chambers, R. W.
At argentum intro condidi: Ego scelestus nunc argentum promere possum domo.”
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
Fert Britannia aurum et argentum et alia metalla, pretium victoriae.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
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