English
argumentativeness
Argumentativeness comes from Latin argūmentor ‘to adduce arguments or proof of something,…’, and goes back to arguō ‘to clarify, to make plain’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarguō‘to clarify, to make plain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEargūmentum‘argument’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEargūmentor‘to adduce arguments or proof of something, prove, reason’
- Medieval Latinmodernargūmentātīvus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500argumentatif
- English1500–presentargumentative
- Englishtodayargumentativeness
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarguō‘to clarify, to make plain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEargūmentum‘argument’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEargūmentor‘to adduce arguments or proof of something, prove, reason’
- Medieval Latinmodernargūmentātīvus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500argumentatif
- English1500–presentargumentative
- Englishtodayargumentativeness
A compound of argumentative + -ness
Latin arguō ‘to clarify, to make plain’
Latin argūmentum ‘argument’
Latin argūmentor ‘to adduce arguments or proof of something,…’
Medieval Latin argūmentātīvus
Middle English argumentatif ‘syllogistic, sophistic’
English argumentative
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- ‘white, shining’
through Latin arguō ‘to clarify, to make plain’
Today it means
noun the state of being argumentative
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin arguō / argumentativeness