Etymology

reargue

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Today it means: To argue again. Full definition →

English argue ← Middle English arguen ← Old French arguer
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
  8. Proto-Italic*argusder.?
  9. Latinarguō
  10. Old Frencharguer
  11. Middle Englisharguen
  12. Englishargue
  13. English todayreargue

From re- + argue.

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