argumentativity

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus

Proto-Italic *argusder.?

Latin arguō

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Latin argūmentum

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin argūmentor

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Medieval Latin argūmentātīvusder.

Middle English argumentatif

English argumentative

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder.

Latin -itās

Old French -itebor.

Middle English -ite

English -ity

English argumentativity

From argumentative + -ity.

Noun

argumentativity (uncountable)

1. The state of being argumentative.