Where does “arguable” come from?
Arguable derives from Middle English -able, Old French -able, and Latin arguere meaning to make clear or assert, with the Latin suffix -i-.
arguable (English): That can be argued; that can be proven or...
Definitions
- That can be argued; that can be proven or...
Ancestry of “arguable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | argue | To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply |
| 2 | Middle English | arguen | — |
| 3 | Old French | arguer | — |
| 4 | Latin | arguere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | arguo | I show, prove, assert, declare, make clear; I... |
Words derived from “arguable”