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Where does “debatre” come from?

debatre (Middle French) 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 “debatre”, 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 “debatre”

  • débattre
  • débat
  • débattable
  • debattieren
  • Debatte
  • debati
  • debatisto
  • debatt
  • debattera
  • debata
  • debatt
  • debatt
  • debat
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