Etymology

argutely

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Today it means: In an argute manner. Full definition →

English argute ← Latin argūtus ← Proto-Italic *argusder.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
  3. Proto-Italic*argusder.?
  4. Latinarguō
  5. Latinargūtus
  6. Englishargute
  7. English todayargutely

From argute + -ly.

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