Latin

*futo

‘to beat’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin *futo.

5 English words in this record descend from Latin *futo, most familiar first.

• refute ← refūtō
• irrefutable ← irrefūtābilis ← refūtābilis ← refūtō
• refutation ← refūtātiō ← refūtō
• confutation ← cōnfūtātiō ← cōnfūtō
• confute ← confuter ← confūtō

Etymograph / Latin *futo