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6021 Etymology dictionary, p. inexpugnable (adj.).2
… to arguments, etc., is from 1530s.
6022 Etymology dictionary, p. labyrinth (n.).2
… "bewildering arguments," from Latin labyrinthus, from Greek labyrinthos "maze, large building with intricate passages," especially the structure built by …
6023 Etymology dictionary, p. lemma (n.).2
… ; an argument; something taken for granted," from root of lambanein "to take," from PIE root *(s)lagw- "to seize, take" (source also of Sanskrit labhate, rabhate "seizes …
6024 Etymology dictionary, p. logic (n.).2
… "logical argumentation" is from c. 1600. Contemptuous logic-chopper "sophist, person who uses subtle distinctions in argument" is from 1846.
6025 Etymology dictionary, p. maintain (v.).3
… by argument or assertion" is from mid-14c. Meaning "practice habitually" is from c. 1400. Sense of "furnish means for the subsistence or existence of" is from c. 1400 …
6026 Etymology dictionary, p. misology (n.).2
"hatred of reason or knowledge," 1819; see miso- + -logy. Related: Misologist; misologue; misologistic. Greek misologia meant "hatred of argument."
6027 Etymology dictionary, p. motive (n.).2
… , or argument" (a sense now obsolete), from Old French motif "will, drive, motivation," noun use of adjective, literally "moving," from Medieval Latin motivus "moving …
6028 Etymology dictionary, p. murmur (n.).2
… ; trouble, argument" (12c.), noun of action from murmurer "to murmur," from Latin murmurare "to murmur, mutter," from murmur (n.) "a hum, muttering, rushing," probably from a …
6029 Etymology dictionary, p. nail (n.).3
… an argument," and smiten the nail on the hed was "tell the exact truth" (mid-15c.). Phrase on the nail "on the spot, exactly" is from 1590s, of obscure origin; OED says it …
6030 Etymology dictionary, p. object (v.).2
… an argument against (a proposition, line of reasoning, etc.)," from Old French objecter and directly from Latin obiectus, past participle of obiectare "to cite …
6031 Etymology dictionary, p. objection (n.).2
… ., objeccioun, "argument against the validity of a proposition or line of reasoning," from Old French objeccion "reply, retort" (12c.) and directly from Late Latin …
6032 Etymology dictionary, p. occur (v.).2
… in argument," from French occurrer "happen unexpectedly" or directly from Latin occurrere "run to meet, run against, befall, present itself," from ob "against, toward …
6033 Etymology dictionary, p. opponent (n.).2
… contrary argument in a disputation;" the general sense is by 1610s.
6034 Etymology dictionary, p. parol (n.).2
"oral statement, something said or spoken," late 15c., from Anglo-French (14c.), from Old French parole "word, speech, argument" (see parole (n.)). As an adjective, "verbal, oral," from c. 1600.
6035 Etymology dictionary, p. *per- (1).3
… or argument in favor;" pro-; probably; probe; probity; problem; proceed; proclaim; prodigal; produce; profane; profess; profile; profit; profound; profuse; project …
6036 Etymology dictionary, p. peroration (n.).2
… or argument of a case," from past-participle stem of perorare "argue a case to the end, bring a speech to a close," from per "to the end," hence "thoroughly, completely …
6037 Etymology dictionary, p. persuade (v.).2
… demonstration, arguments, etc." Related: Persuaded; persuading .
6038 Etymology dictionary, p. persuasion (n.).2
… ); an argument to persuade, inducement," from Old French persuasion (14c.) and directly from Latin persuasionem (nominative persuasio ) "a convincing, persuading …
6039 Etymology dictionary, p. philology (n.).3
Compare the sense evolution of Greek philologos, "fond of words, talkative," in Plato "fond of dialectic or argument," in Aristotle and Plutarch "fond of learning and literature," in Plotinus and Proclus "studious of words."
6040 Etymology dictionary, p. plea (n.).3
… , an argument in a suit" is attested from late 14c. Plea-bargaining is attested by 1963. Common pleas (early 13c.) originally were legal proceedings over which …