Where does “debat” come from?

debat (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch debat, from Old French debatre, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

debat (Dutch): debate; argument or discussion, usually in an...

Definitions

  1. debate; argument or discussion, usually in an...

Ancestry of “debat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdebat
2Old Frenchdebatreto fight, contend, debate, also literarlly to...
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “debat

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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