Where does “counterargument” come from?

Counterargument derives from English counter- plus argument, from Latin argumentum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ meaning wheel or turning.

counterargument (English): An argument that is opposed to another argument

Definitions

  1. An argument that is opposed to another argument

Ancestry of “counterargument”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcounter-in opposition to
2Middle Englishcounter-—
3Old Frenchcountre-Alternative form of contre-
4Old Frenchcontreagainst
5Latincontrāagainst
6Latinubīwhere? in what place?, in which place?
7Latincubī—
8Proto-Italic*kʷuðeiwhere

Words derived from “counterargument”

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