English
elenchize
From elenchus + -ize.
Formed from elenchus + -ize
Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʰ- ‘to accuse, to scold’
Ancient Greek ἐλέγχω ‘to disgrace, put to shame’
Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος ‘refutation, scrutiny, control’
Latin elenchus ‘refutation’
English elenchus
Today it means
verb To dispute.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elenchize