Where does “argue” come from?
Argue comes from Middle English arguen, from Old French arguer, from Latin arguere, meaning to make clear or assert.
argue (English): To show grounds for concluding ; to indicate,...
Definitions
- To show grounds for concluding ; to indicate,...
Ancestry of “argue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | arguen | — |
| 2 | Old French | arguer | — |
| 3 | Latin | arguere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | arguo | I show, prove, assert, declare, make clear; I... |
Words derived from “argue”