Where does “débutant” come from?
débutant (French) comes from French débuter, from French but, from French boire, from Middle French boire, from Old French boivre, from Latin bibere, from Latin bibō, from Latin -ilis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
débutant (French): present participle of débuter; debutant, newbie,...
Definitions
- present participle of débuter; debutant, newbie,...
Ancestry of “débutant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | débuter | to start; to debut, to make one's debut |
| 2 | French | but | aim; goal; third-person singular past historic of... |
| 3 | French | boire | to drink |
| 4 | Middle French | boire | to drink |
| 5 | Old French | boivre | to drink; a drink |
| 6 | Latin | bibere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | bibō | to drink |
| 8 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |