Where does “debutto” come from?
debutto (Italian) comes from French début, from Middle French débuter, from Middle French but, from Old French but, from Old French butte, from Frankish but, from Proto-Germanic *butą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
debutto (Italian): debut
Ancestry of “debutto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | début | start, beginning |
| 2 | Middle French | débuter | to move, begin |
| 3 | Middle French | but | mark, goal |
| 4 | Old French | but | aim, goal, end, target; end, aim, purpose |
| 5 | Old French | butte | but, mark; mound, knoll, target |
| 6 | Frankish | but | stump, log |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *butą | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |