Silver (Sil-ver) n: A precious metal with the highest thermal and electrical conductivity of all metals used in a variety of purities in the production of jewelry, tableware, photography and coins. In its purest form this lustrous metal, like gold, is very soft. For this reason Silver is usually alloyed with other metals such as copper, as is the case in sterling silver jewelry, to make it more robust. - Fine Silver: 99.9% Silver.
- Thai Karen Hill-Tribe Silver: 99.5% Silver.
- Britannia Silver: 95.84% Silver with up to 4.16% copper.
- Mexican Silver: usually 95% Silver and 5% Copper.
- Sterling Silver Jewelry: 92.5% Silver, with copper making up the remaining 7.5%.
Silver is a chemical element denoted on the periodic table by the symbol Ag. In etymological terms this symbol is derived from the early Proto-Indo-European language root word Arg'- meaning White, or To shine. This root word is found in ancient: - Greek Argos.
- Latin Argentums.
- Celtic Argent.
- Sanskrit Arjuna.
The only languages that lacked this root are the Germano-Balto-Slavic languages that used another stem for Silver thought to be based on a river in Lycia, modern day Turkey: - Slavic Sirebro.
- Baltic Silabr.
- Germanic Silbr.
The Germanic, or Teutonic, word is the root of the Anglo-Saxon branch word of Silver used today. Read Sterling Silver Jewelry The Definition And Etymology Of Sterling Copyright SilverShake Corporation. All Rights Reserved. |
