Etymology

ad verecundiam

Today it means: Appeal to authority, argument from authority. Full definition →

Latin argumentum ad verecundiam
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  1. Latin · derived fromargumentum ad verecundiam“argument to modesty”
  2. English todayad verecundiam

Shortened from Latin argumentum ad verecundiam (“argument to modesty”).

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