Where does “debatisto” come from?
debatisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto debati, from Ido debato, from English debate, from French débat, from German Debatte, from French débattre, from Middle French debatre, from Old French debatre — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
debatisto (Esperanto): debater
Ancestry of “debatisto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | debati | to debate; to knock off, to strike off, to knock... |
| 2 | Ido | debato | debate |
| 3 | English | debate | An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered... |
| 4 | French | débat | debate |
| 5 | German | Debatte | debate |
| 6 | French | débattre | to negotiate; to discuss, debate; to struggle |
| 7 | Middle French | debatre | — |
| 8 | Old French | debatre | to fight, contend, debate, also literarlly to... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |