Where does “debatre” come from?

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

debatre (Old French): to fight, contend, debate, also literarlly to...

Definitions

  1. to fight, contend, debate, also literarlly to...

Ancestry of “debatre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
2Latincalceusshoe
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “debatre

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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