Where does “debitable” come from?
debitable (English) comes from English debit, from Dutch debiet, from French débit, from Latin dēbitum, from Latin dēbēre, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
debitable (English): Capable of being debited
Ancestry of “debitable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | debit | In bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column... |
| 2 | Dutch | debiet | discharge |
| 3 | French | débit | flow, rate of flow; output; debit |
| 4 | Latin | dēbitum | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | — |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |