Where does “argamint” come from?
argamint (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish argumeint, from Latin argūmentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
argamint (Middle Irish): argument, evidence, reason
Definitions
- argument, evidence, reason
Ancestry of “argamint”, step by step
argamint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish argumeint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | argumeint | — |
| 2 | Latin | argūmentum | argument (as in an argument for a position); evidence, a proof |
| 3 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 4 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Old Irish argumint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | argumint | — |
| 2 | Latin | argumentum | argument (as in an argument for a position); evidence, a proof |
| 3 | Latin | arguo | I show, prove, assert, declare, make clear; I... |