Where does “débris” come from?

débris (French) comes from Old French debrisier, from Old French dé, from Latin dadu, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti — to give.

débris (French): debris

Definitions

  1. debris

Ancestry of “débris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdebrisierto break
2Old Frenchdie
3Latindadu
4Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
5Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
6Latindāre
7Proto-Italicdidōgive
8Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “débris

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃tiEvery word from Proto-Italic didō