Etymology of the English word argonon
the English word
argononderived from the English word
argonderived from the Greek word
argon, ἀργόν
derived from the Greek word
argos, ἀργός (inactive; unemployed; lazy, useless)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*arg-using the English suffix
-onDate
The earliest known usage of argonon in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
