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Where does “irréfutable” come from?

irréfutable (French) comes from Late Latin irrefutabilis, from Latin refutabilis — refutable.

irréfutable (French): incontrovertible, irrefutable

Definitions

  1. incontrovertible, irrefutable

Ancestry of “irréfutable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinirrefutabilis—
2Latinrefutabilisrefutable

Words derived from “irréfutable”

  • irréfutablement
Every word from Latin refutabilis →