Where does “debater” come from?
Debater comes from English debate, from Old French -er (agent suffix), from Latin -āre (infinitive ending), from Latin -ārius (agent suffix), from Latin -us (nominative masculine singular ending), from Proto-Italic -os.
debater (English): One who debates or participates in a debate; one...
Definitions
- One who debates or participates in a debate; one...
Ancestry of “debater”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | debate | An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered... |
| 2 | French | débat | debate |
| 3 | German | Debatte | debate |
| 4 | French | débattre | to negotiate; to discuss, debate; to struggle |
| 5 | Middle French | debatre | — |
| 6 | Old French | debatre | to fight, contend, debate, also literarlly to... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |