Where does “debutard” come from?
debutard (English) comes from English débutante, from French débutante, from French débutant, from French débuter, from French but, from French boire, from Middle French boire, from Old French boivre — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
debutard (English): A young, wealthy person lacking in intelligence...
Definitions
- A young, wealthy person lacking in intelligence...
Ancestry of “debutard”, step by step
debutard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English débutante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | débutante | A female who débuts |
| 2 | French | débutante | A debutante |
| 3 | French | débutant | present participle of débuter; debutant, newbie,... |
| 4 | French | débuter | to start; to debut, to make one's debut |
| 5 | French | but | aim; goal; third-person singular past historic of... |
| 6 | French | boire | to drink |
| 7 | Middle French | boire | to drink |
| 8 | Old French | boivre | to drink; a drink |
| 9 | Latin | bibere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 10 | Latin | bibō | to drink |
| 11 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English tard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tard | A person with mental retardation; A person who... |
| 2 | English | retard | Retardation; delay; A slowing down of the tempo;... |
| 3 | Old French | retarder | to retard; to delay; to make late |
| 4 | Latin | retardo | I hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |