English
unargumentative
Unargumentative comes from Medieval Latin argūmentātīvus, from Latin argūmentor ‘to adduce arguments or proof of something,…’, and ultimately from 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
- Englishtodayunargumentative
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
- Englishtodayunargumentative
A compound of un- + argumentative
Proto-Indo-European *n̥- ‘not, un-’
Proto-Germanic *un- ‘not, un-’
Proto-West Germanic *un- ‘not, un-’
English un-
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’
through Latin argūmentum ‘argument’
through Latin argūmentor ‘to adduce arguments or proof of something,…’
Today it means
adj Not argumentative; uninclined to argue.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin arguō / unargumentative