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Where does “debet” come from?

debet (Latin) comes from Latin debere, from Latin debeo, from Latin dehibeo, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

debet (Latin): third-person singular present active indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present active indicative...

Ancestry of “debet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindeberepresent active infinitive of dēbeō; second-person...
2Latindebeoto owe something, to be under obligation to and...
3LatindehibeoI have from
4Latinde-de-
5LatindeThe name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “debet”

  • дебет
  • debet
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