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Where does “smurfendebat” come from?

smurfendebat (Dutch) comes from Dutch debat, 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.

smurfendebat (Dutch): A debate between the leaders of small political...

Definitions

  1. A debate between the leaders of small political...

Ancestry of “smurfendebat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdebatdebate; argument or discussion, usually in an...
2Middle Dutchdebat—
3Old Frenchdebatreto fight, contend, debate, also literarlly to...
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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