indubitable

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 29, 2009 is: indubitable • \in-DOO-buh-tuh-bul\ • adjective : too evident to be doubted : unquestionable Examples: He was regarded as a film director of indubitable insight and talent, and his movies were among the most beloved in the history of cinema. Did you know? There's no reason to question the fairly straightforward etymology of "indubitable" -- a word that has remained true to its Latin roots. It arrived in Middle English in the 15th century from Latin "indubitabilis," itself a combination of "in-" ("not") and "dubitabilis" ("open to doubt or question"). "Dubitabilis" is from the verb "dubitare," meaning "to doubt," which also gave us our "doubt." The word "dubitable" also exists in English, and of course means "questionable or doubtable," but it is fairly rare. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.