'argufied' originates from English, specifically the verb 'argufy' formed by adding the verb-forming suffix '-fy' to 'argue' (which comes from Latin 'arguere'), where 'arguere' meant 'to make clear, prove' and '-fy' meant 'to make'.

'argufied' changed from the Modern English verb 'argufy', which itself was formed from the verb 'argue' (from Middle English 'arguen'/'arguen', from Old French 'arguer', ultimately from Latin 'arguere'), and eventually became the past form 'argufied'.

Initially related to Latin 'arguere' meaning 'to make clear, prove', the sense shifted in English to 'argue' (debate) and later to a more specific sense 'to engage in petty or specious argument', now reflected in 'argufied'.