argumentative (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[argumentative 词源字典]
mid-15c., "pertaining to arguments," from Old French argumentatif or directly from Latin argumentat-, past participle stem of argumentari (see argue) + -ive. Meaning "fond of arguing" is recorded from 1660s. Related: Argumentatively; argumentativeness.[argumentative etymology, argumentative origin, 英语词源]