Where does “débat” come from?
débat (French) comes from German Debatte, from French débattre, from Middle French debatre, from Old French debatre, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
débat (French): debate
Definitions
- debate
Ancestry of “débat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Debatte | debate |
| 2 | French | débattre | to negotiate; to discuss, debate; to struggle |
| 3 | Middle French | debatre | — |
| 4 | Old French | debatre | to fight, contend, debate, also literarlly to... |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |