English
multiargument
Multiargument comes from Latin argūmentum ‘argument’, 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’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400arguement
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500argument
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodaymultiargument
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’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400arguement
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500argument
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodaymultiargument
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- ‘white, shining’
through Latin arguō ‘to clarify, to make plain’
through Latin argūmentum ‘argument’
Today it means
adj Of or relating to more than one argument.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin arguō / multiargument