# disputable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈspjuː.tə.bəɫ/ · frequency rank #94,781

## Definitions
1. Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dews-?
Proto-Indo-European *dus-
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwís
Latin dis-
Proto-Italic *putos
Latin putus?
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin putō
Latin disputo
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin disputābilislbor.
English disputable
Learned borrowing from Latin disputābilis. By surface analysis, dispute + -able.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/disputable