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Where does “debug” come from?

Debug derives from English bug, which combines English bugge with Latin de, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European de meaning "away from."

debug (English): To search for and eliminate malfunctioning...

Definitions

  1. To search for and eliminate malfunctioning...

Ancestry of “debug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-āre—
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “debug”

  • debugger
  • debuggable
  • debuggability
  • debuggee
  • undebuggable
  • debugee
  • debugability
  • デバッグ
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