English
arguteness
Arguteness comes from Latin argūtus ‘expressive’, 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 CEargūtus‘expressive’
- English1500–presentargute
- Englishtodayarguteness
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarguō‘to clarify, to make plain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEargūtus‘expressive’
- English1500–presentargute
- Englishtodayarguteness
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- ‘white, shining’
through Proto-Italic *argus
argumentative, argumentation, 28 more
through Latin arguō ‘to clarify, to make plain’
Today it means
noun The state or quality of being argute.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin arguō / arguteness