Disproof
/dɪsˈpruːf/noun
Evidence or an argument that proves something to be false.
Did you know?Disproof is a transparent English formation from the negative prefix dis- plus proof, and the same dis- prefix comes from Latin dis-, meaning “apart,” “away,” or “in a different direction,” a root behind many words of separation and reversal.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dwis-
“twice, in two; apart”
Latin
Latin
dis-
“apart, away, in different directions; used as a negative or reversing prefix”
Old French
Old French
prover
“to prove, test, establish by evidence”
Middle English
English
proven / proof
“evidence, test, or demonstration that something is true”
Modern English
English
disproof
“refutation; evidence that something is false”