Etymology

argumentation

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Today it means: Inference based on reasoning from given propositions. Full definition →

Middle English argumentacioun ← Latin argūmentātiō ← Proto-Italic *argusder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
  3. Proto-Italic*argusder.?
  4. Latinarguō
  5. Latinargūmentum
  6. Latinargūmentor
  7. Latinargūmentātiō
  8. Middle Englishargumentacioun
  9. English todayargumentation

Inherited from Middle English argumentacioun, from Anglo-Norman argumentacion, Middle French argumentation, or their etymon Latin argūmentātiō; by surface analysis, argument + -ation.

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