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Where does “debritic” come from?

debritic (English) comes from English debrite, from English débris, from French débris, from Old French debrisier, from Old French dé, from Latin dadu, from Latin datum, from Latin datus — to give.

debritic (English): Relating to debrites

Definitions

  1. Relating to debrites

Ancestry of “debritic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdebriteMaterial deposited by the flow of debris
2EnglishdébrisAlternative spelling of debris
3Frenchdébrisdebris
4Old Frenchdebrisierto break
5Old Frenchdédie
6Latindadu—
7Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
8Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
9Latindāre—
10Proto-Italicdidōgive
11Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
12Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →