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...
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- A debate between the leaders of small political...
Ancestry of “smurfendebat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | debat | debate; argument or discussion, usually in an... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | debat | — |
| 3 | Old French | debatre | to fight, contend, debate, also literarlly to... |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |