arguo
Meaning
- (conjugation-3) to clarify, to make plain; to assert, declare, prove, show
- (conjugation-3) to reprove, accuse, charge with
- (conjugation-3) to blame, censure
- (conjugation-3) to denounce as false
- (conjugation-3) to argue, to allege; to disclose; to complain of, convict
Concepts
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈar.ɡu.oː]
Etymology
Often taken to be a denominative verb 'to make bright, enlighten' to Proto-Italic *argu- (“bright”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus (“white”), from *h₂erǵ-. Thus cognate with Ancient Greek ἄργυρος (árguros) and Hittite 𒄯𒆠𒅖 (ḫarkiš, “bright, white”). If so, compare English declare (literally “to make clear”) for the sense development. Duchesne-Guillemin, Laroche and Melchert reject the above etymology and instead compare arguo with the semantically better-fitting Hittite [script needed] (arkuwā(i)-, “state one's case, make a plea”).
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