Where does “controargomentazione” come from?
controargomentazione (Italian) comes from Italian argomentazione, from Latin argumentatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
controargomentazione (Italian): counterargument
Definitions
- counterargument
Ancestry of “controargomentazione”, step by step
controargomentazione traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian argomentazione
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | argomentazione | argument statement used to support a proposition |
| 2 | Latin | argumentatio | argumentation; proof |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Italian contro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | contro | against; con; counter |
| 2 | Italian | forza | force; strength; ! |
| 3 | Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |