Etymology

argufy

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Today it means: To argue without any aim; to dispute; to disagree. Full definition →

English argue ← Middle English arguen ← Old French arguer
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
  3. Proto-Italic*argusder.?
  4. Latinarguō
  5. Old Frencharguer
  6. Middle Englisharguen
  7. Englishargue
  8. English todayargufy

From argue + -fy.

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