9 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
noun a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- 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 Old French desputerbor. Middle English disputen English dispute Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French…
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0