nonargumentative

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Germanic *ne

Proto-Indo-European *ís?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos

Proto-Germanic *ainaz

Proto-Germanic *nainaz

Proto-West Germanic *nain

Old English nān

Middle English non

▲

Old English nān

Old English nān-

Middle English non-

English non-

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

English nonargumentative

From non- + argumentative.

Adjective

nonargumentative (not comparable)

1. Not argumentative.