argentinian
/ɑɹˌd͡ʒənˈtɪ.nɪ.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.10 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, from, or pertaining to Argentina and the Argentine people.
Example Sentences
- "Fernández acidly notes that the "Malvinas" are 8,700 miles away from London and claims, controversially, that the Royal Navy expelled the Argentinians who originally lived on the remote South Atlantic territory."
- "The FCO also disputes Fernández's claim that Britain kicked out the island's original Argentinian inhabitants."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥ǵn̥tom Proto-Italic *argentom Latin argentumbor. English Argentin(a) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Argentinian From Argentin(a) + -ian.