English
elenchical
From elench + -ical.
Formed from elench + -ical
Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʰ- ‘to accuse, to scold’
Ancient Greek ἐλέγχω ‘to disgrace, put to shame’
Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος ‘refutation, scrutiny’
Latin elenchus ‘refutation’
English elench
Today it means
adj Pertaining to an elench.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elenchical