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
- debate; argument or discussion, usually in an...
Ancestry of “debat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | debat | — |
| 2 | Old French | debatre | to fight, contend, debate, also literarlly to... |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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