Where does “debatably” come from?
debatably (English) comes from English debatable, from Old French debatable, from English debate, from French débat, from German Debatte, from French débattre, from Middle French debatre, from Old French debatre — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
debatably (English): In a way subject to challenge or worthy of debate
Definitions
- In a way subject to challenge or worthy of debate
Ancestry of “debatably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | debatable | Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed;... |
| 2 | Old French | debatable | — |
| 3 | English | debate | An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered... |
| 4 | French | débat | debate |
| 5 | German | Debatte | debate |
| 6 | French | débattre | to negotiate; to discuss, debate; to struggle |
| 7 | Middle French | debatre | — |
| 8 | Old French | debatre | to fight, contend, debate, also literarlly to... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |