Etymology

multiargument

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Today it means: Of or relating to more than one argument. Full definition →

English argument ← Middle English argument ← Anglo-Norman arguement
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
  10. Proto-Italic*argusder.?
  11. Latinarguō
  12. Latinargūmentum
  13. Anglo-Normanarguement
  14. Middle Englishargument
  15. Englishargument
  16. English todaymultiargument

From multi- + argument.

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