English
arguesome
Arguesome comes from Latin arguō ‘to clarify, to make plain’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarguō‘to clarify, to make plain’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400arguer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500arguen
- English1500–presentargue
- Englishearliest quotation 2000arguesome
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarguō‘to clarify, to make plain’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400arguer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500arguen
- English1500–presentargue
- Englishearliest quotation 2000arguesome
Earliest quotation: 2000, Larry McMurtry: “Woodrow, you're the most arguesome person I've ever met,”…”
A compound of argue + -some
Latin arguō ‘to make clear, prove, accuse’
Old French arguer ‘to argue’
Middle English arguen ‘to argue’
English argue
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- ‘white, shining’
through Proto-Italic *argus
argumentative, argumentation, 29 more
through Latin arguō ‘to clarify, to make plain’
through English argue
Today it means
adj Characterised or marked by arguing; contentious.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin arguō / arguesome