Etymograph

English

refragable

Refragable comes from Latin refrāgor ‘to oppose’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErefrāgor1as refragari‘to oppose’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErefragabilis1
  3. Englishtodayrefragable1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English refragable

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErefrāgorWiktionary, English refragableas refragari‘to oppose’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErefragabilisWiktionary, English refragable
  3. EnglishtodayrefragableWiktionary, English refragable

Every English word from Latin refrāgor

Today it means

adj Capable of being refuted; refutable.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “refragable”. 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.

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