Etymology

argumentless

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Today it means: Without arguments. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English argument
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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. Anglo-Normanarguement
  7. Middle Englishargument
  8. Englishargument
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  11. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  12. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  13. English todayargumentless

From argument + -less.

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