Where does “débet” come from?
débet (French) comes from German Debet, from Russian дебет, from Latin dēbitum, from Latin dēbēre, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
débet (French): debit
Definitions
- debit
Ancestry of “débet”, step by step
débet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Debet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Debet | — |
| 2 | Russian | дебет | debit |
| 3 | Latin | dēbitum | A debt; something that is owed to another person or entity |
| 4 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Latin debet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | debet | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | debere | present active infinitive of dēbeō; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | debeo | to owe something, to be under obligation to and... |
| 4 | Latin | dehibeo | I have from |
| 5 | Latin | de- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |