English
argumentless
Argumentless comes from Latin argūmentum ‘argument’, and goes back to arguō ‘to clarify, to make plain’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarguō1‘to clarify, to make plain’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEargūmentum1‘argument’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400arguement1
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500argument1
- English1500–presentargument1
- Englishtodayargumentless1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English argumentless
Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarguōWiktionary, English argumentless‘to clarify, to make plain’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEargūmentumWiktionary, English argumentless‘argument’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400arguementWiktionary, English argumentless
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500argumentWiktionary, English argumentless
- English1500–presentargumentWiktionary, English argumentless
- EnglishtodayargumentlessWiktionary, English argumentless
A compound of argument + -less
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’
through Latin arguō ‘to clarify, to make plain’
through Latin argūmentum ‘argument’
Today it means
adj Without arguments.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “argumentless”. 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 / argumentless