Where does “debusscope” come from?
debusscope (English) comes from English debus, from English debark, from French débarquer, from French barque, from Middle French barque, from Occitan barca, from Old Occitan barca, from Late Latin barca — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...
debusscope (English): An arrangement of two mirrors that forms four reflections of an object placed between them
Definitions
- An arrangement of two mirrors that forms four reflections of an object placed between them
Ancestry of “debusscope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | debus | To get off a bus |
| 2 | English | debark | To unload goods from an aircraft or ship; To... |
| 3 | French | débarquer | to unload (merchandise), land (troops, passengers) |
| 4 | French | barque | small boat |
| 5 | Middle French | barque | small ship |
| 6 | Occitan | barca | dinghy, boat |
| 7 | Old Occitan | barca | — |
| 8 | Late Latin | barca | small watercraft; small watercraft, barge, bark |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | *barica | — |
| 10 | Classical Latin | bāris | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βᾶρις | flat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,... |
| 12 | Coptic | ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ | boat, barge |
| 13 | Demotic | br | — |
| 14 | Egyptian | bꜣjr | a type of ship used for traveling or transporting... |