Etymograph

English

overargue

Overargue comes from Latin arguō ‘to clarify, to make plain’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarguō‘to clarify, to make plain’
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400arguer
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500arguen
  4. English1500–presentargue
  5. Englishtodayoverargue

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarguō‘to clarify, to make plain’
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400arguer
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500arguen
  4. English1500–presentargue
  5. Englishtodayoverargue

A compound of over- + argue

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over’

Proto-Germanic *uber ‘over’

English over-

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’

argentine, argent, 52 more

through Proto-Italic *argus

argumentative, argumentation, 29 more

through Latin arguō ‘to clarify, to make plain’

argument, 31 more

through English argue

arguable, 5 more

Today it means

verb To argue excessively.

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

Etymograph / Latin arguō / overargue

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