Where does “débâter” come from?

débâter (French) comes from French bât, from Old French bast, from Vulgar Latin bastum, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

débâter (French): To unsaddle

Definitions

  1. To unsaddle

Ancestry of “débâter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbâtpacksaddle
2Old Frenchbastpacksaddle
3Vulgar LatinbastumA stick
4Latinbastāre—
5Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...
Every word from Ancient Greek βαστάζω →Every word from Latin bastāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin bastum →