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argi - Etymological Basque Dictionary-French-Spanish-English
argi
(922) Clear. Cognate with indo-european *arg- "id.". Cf. hittite harki "white, clear", tokarian A arki, B arkwi "white" (Douglas Q. Adams, 49-50), old greek *argó- "shining white", etc.
(922) Claro. Emparentado con el indo-európeo *arg- "id.". Cf. hitita harki "blanco, claro", tocario A arki, B arkwi "blanco" (Douglas Q. Adams, 49-50), griego antiguo *argó- "blanco", etc.
(922) Clair. Apparenté à l’indo-européen *arg- "clair, brillant". Cf. hittite harki "blanc, clair" (J. Tischler, 177), tokharien A arki, B arkwi "blanc" (Douglas Q. Adams, 49-50), grec ancien *argó- "blanc brillant", etc.

argillona
(R) Drain, sewer. From aragonese.
(R) Alcantarilla. Del aragonés.
(R) Egout. De l’aragonais.

argizagi
(HN, 1400) Candle, wax. From argi "clear". The second part is a bit uncertain but has probably a link with the moon regarded as a light recipient. Probably from zagi "goatskin, wineskin" certainly crossed with zain "guard". Var. argizari, argizai.
(AN, 1400) Vela, cirio, candil, cera. De argi "claro" y un elemento zagi "odra" con probable referencia a la luna y cruzado seguramente con zain "guarda". Var. argizari, argizai.
(HN, 1400) Cierge, chandelle, cire. De argi "clair". Le second élément est un peu incertain mais a sans doute un rapport avec la lune considérée comme une outre de lumière. Sans doute zagi "outre" croisé à coup sûr avec zain "gardien". Var. argizari, argizai.

argizaiola
(1727) Little board around which the wax is twisted. From argizagi "candle" and ol "board".
(1727) Pequeña tabla para enroscar la cerilla. De argizagi "cerilla" y ol "tabla".
(1727) Planchette autour de laquelle on enroule la cire. De argizagi "cierge" et ol "planche".






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