Etymology

counterargument

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Today it means: An argument that is opposed to another argument. Full definition →

English argument ← Middle English argument ← Anglo-Norman arguement
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
  14. Proto-Italic*argusder.?
  15. Latinarguō
  16. Latinargūmentum
  17. Anglo-Normanarguement
  18. Middle Englishargument
  19. Englishargument
  20. English todaycounterargument

From counter- + argument.

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