Etymograph

English

argumentize

Argumentize comes from Latin argūmentum ‘argument’, and goes back to arguō ‘to clarify, to make plain’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarguō1‘to clarify, to make plain’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEargūmentum1‘argument’
  3. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400arguement1
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500argument1
  5. English1500–presentargument1
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1691argumentize1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English argumentize
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1691, Anthony Wood, Dom. 1500: “true way of argumentizing”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarguōWiktionary, English argumentize‘to clarify, to make plain’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEargūmentumWiktionary, English argumentize‘argument’
  3. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400arguementWiktionary, English argumentize
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500argumentWiktionary, English argumentize
  5. English1500–presentargumentWiktionary, English argumentize
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1691argumentizeWiktionary, English argumentize. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1691, Anthony Wood, Dom. 1500: “true way of argumentizing”

A compound of argument + -ize

Latin arguō ‘to make clear, prove’

Latin argūmentum ‘argument, proof’

Old French arguement

Middle English argument

English argument

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- ‘white, shining’

argentine, argent, 54 more

through Latin arguō ‘to clarify, to make plain’

argue, arguable, 31 more

Today it means

verb To argue or discuss.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “argumentize”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Latin arguō / argumentize