Where does “debacular” come from?
debacular (English) comes from English débâcle, from French débâcle, from French débâcler, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
debacular (English): Of, like, or pertaining to a debacle; calamitous;...
Definitions
- Of, like, or pertaining to a debacle; calamitous;...
Ancestry of “debacular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | débâcle | Alternative form of debacle |
| 2 | French | débâcle | debacle; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | French | débâcler | to break up; to lose the ice on the surface |
| 4 | French | dé- | used to make antonyms |
| 5 | Middle French | dés- | de-; dis |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |