Where does “debat” come from?

debat (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French debatre, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “debat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdebatreto fight, contend, debate, also literarlly to...
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “debat

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ