Where does “subdebutante” come from?
subdebutante (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.
subdebutante (English): A young woman who has not yet made her formal appearance in society
Definitions
- A young woman who has not yet made her formal appearance in society
Ancestry of “subdebutante”, step by step
| 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 |