Where does “débris” come from?

débris (English) comes from French débris, from Old French debrisier, from Old French dé, from Latin dadu, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō — to give.

débris (English): Alternative spelling of debris

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of debris

Ancestry of “débris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdébrisdebris
2Old Frenchdebrisierto break
3Old Frenchdédie
4Latindadu—
5Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
6Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
7Latindāre—
8Proto-Italicdidōgive
9Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “débris”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →