noun, feminine/aɾˈθiʝa/plural: arcillas
clay
Synonyms: barro
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵrós Ancient Greek *ᾰ̓ργρός (*ărgrós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ργός (ărgós)der.? Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ργῐλλος (ắrgĭllos)bor. Latin argilla Old Spanish arziella Spanish arcilla Inherited from Old Spanish arziella, from Latin argilla, borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ργῐλλος (ắrgĭllos, “white clay, potter's earth”).