Etymology

argumentativeness

Today it means: the state of being argumentative Full definition →

English argumentative ← Middle English argumentatif ← Medieval Latin argūmentātīvus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
  3. Proto-Italic*argusder.?
  4. Latinarguō
  5. Latinargūmentum
  6. Latinargūmentor
  7. Medieval Latinargūmentātīvus
  8. Middle Englishargumentatif
  9. Englishargumentative
  10. English todayargumentativeness

From argumentative + -ness.

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