Where does “debatable” come from?
Debatable comes from Old French debatable, meaning open to debate or disputable.
debatable (English): Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed;...
Definitions
- Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed;...
Ancestry of “debatable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | debatable | — |
| 2 | English | debate | An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered... |
| 3 | French | débat | debate |
| 4 | German | Debatte | debate |
| 5 | French | débattre | to negotiate; to discuss, debate; to struggle |
| 6 | Middle French | debatre | — |
| 7 | Old French | debatre | to fight, contend, debate, also literarlly to... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |