Etymology

monoargumental

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Today it means: Supporting only a single argument. Full definition →

English argumental ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English argument
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
  8. Proto-Italic*argusder.?
  9. Latinarguō
  10. Latinargūmentum
  11. Anglo-Normanarguement
  12. Middle Englishargument
  13. Englishargument
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishargumental
  17. English todaymonoargumental

From mono- + argumental.

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