Where does “contraargumentar” come from?
contraargumentar (Spanish) comes from Spanish argumentar, from Latin argūmentor, from Latin argūmentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
contraargumentar (Spanish): to counterargue
Definitions
- to counterargue
Ancestry of “contraargumentar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | argumentar | to dispute; to argue |
| 2 | Latin | argūmentor | to adduce arguments or proof of something, prove, reason |
| 3 | Latin | argūmentum | argument (as in an argument for a position); evidence, a proof |
| 4 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 5 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |