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Where does “debus” come from?

debus (English) comes from English debark, from French débarquer, from French barque, from Middle French barque, from Occitan barca, from Old Occitan barca, from Late Latin barca, from Vulgar Latin *barica — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...

debus (English): To get off a bus

Definitions

  1. To get off a bus

Ancestry of “debus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdebarkTo unload goods from an aircraft or ship; To...
2Frenchdébarquerto unload , land; to fire, sack; to disembark
3Frenchbarquesmall boat
4Middle Frenchbarquesmall ship
5Occitanbarcadinghy, boat
6Old Occitanbarca—
7Late Latinbarcasmall watercraft; small watercraft, barge, bark
8Vulgar Latin*barica—
9Classical Latinbāris—
10Ancient Greekβᾶριςflat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,...
11Copticⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉboat, barge
12Demoticbr—
13Egyptianbꜣjra type of ship used for traveling or transporting...
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