Etymology

overargumentative

Today it means: Excessively argumentative. Full definition →

English argumentative ← Middle English argumentatif ← Medieval Latin argūmentātīvus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
  9. Proto-Italic*argusder.?
  10. Latinarguō
  11. Latinargūmentum
  12. Latinargūmentor
  13. Medieval Latinargūmentātīvus
  14. Middle Englishargumentatif
  15. Englishargumentative
  16. English todayoverargumentative

From over- + argumentative.

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