Etymograph

English

argutely

Argutely comes from Latin argūtus ‘expressive’, and goes back to arguō ‘to clarify, to make plain’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarguō‘to clarify, to make plain’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEargūtus‘expressive’
  3. English1500–presentargute
  4. Englishtodayargutely

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarguō‘to clarify, to make plain’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEargūtus‘expressive’
  3. English1500–presentargute
  4. Englishtodayargutely

A compound of argute + -ly

Latin arguō ‘to clarify’

Latin argūtus ‘expressive’

English argute

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- ‘white, shining’

argentine, argent, 51 more

through Proto-Italic *argus

argumentative, argumentation, 28 more

through Latin arguō ‘to clarify, to make plain’

argument, argue, arguable, 30 more

Today it means

adv In an argute manner.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin arguō / argutely