Etymology

outargue

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Today it means: To argue better than; to defeat in argument. Full definition →

English argue ← Middle English arguen ← Old French arguer
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
  9. Proto-Italic*argusder.?
  10. Latinarguō
  11. Old Frencharguer
  12. Middle Englisharguen
  13. Englishargue
  14. English todayoutargue

From out- + argue.

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