Etymograph

English

reargument

Reargument comes from Anglo-Norman arguement, from Latin argūmentum ‘argument’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- ‘white, shining’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂erǵ-1‘white, shining’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂érǵus1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*argus1uncertain
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarguō1‘to clarify, to make plain’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEargūmentum1‘argument’
  6. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400arguement1
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500argument1
  8. English1500–presentargument1
  9. Englishearliest quotation 1976reargument1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English reargument
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1976, Neil Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Upholds State Sodomy Laws: “Voeller asserted that the National Gay Task Force, which…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂erǵ-Wiktionary, English reargument‘white, shining’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂érǵusWiktionary, English reargumentreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*argusWiktionary, English reargumentuncertain
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarguōWiktionary, English reargument‘to clarify, to make plain’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEargūmentumWiktionary, English reargument‘argument’
  6. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400arguementWiktionary, English reargument
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500argumentWiktionary, English reargument
  8. English1500–presentargumentWiktionary, English reargument
  9. Englishearliest quotation 1976reargumentWiktionary, English reargument. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1976, Neil Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Upholds State Sodomy Laws: “Voeller asserted that the National Gay Task Force, which…”

Linked words

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

argentine, argent, 52 more

through Latin arguō ‘to clarify, to make plain’

argue, arguable, 29 more

through Latin argūmentum ‘argument’

argumentative, argumentation, 19 more

Today it means

noun The arguing of a legal case again.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “reargument”. 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 / Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- / reargument

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