Etymograph

English

refutable

Refutable comes from Late Latin refūtābilis.

  1. Late Latinc. 200–600 CErefūtābilis1
  2. Englishtodayrefutable1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English refutable

Lineage

  1. Late Latinc. 200–600 CErefūtābilisWiktionary, English refutable
  2. EnglishtodayrefutableWiktionary, English refutable

Formed from refute + -able

Latin *futo ‘to beat’

Latin refūtō ‘refute, repudiate’

English refute

Every English word from Late Latin refūtābilis

Today it means

adj Able to be refuted, or shown to be false.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “refutable”. 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.

Etymograph / Late Latin refūtābilis / refutable

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