Where does “dezbătătură” come from?
dezbătătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian dezbate, from French débattre, from Middle French debatre, from Old French debatre, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dezbătătură (Romanian): debate
Definitions
- debate
Ancestry of “dezbătătură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | dezbate | to debate |
| 2 | French | débattre | to negotiate; to discuss, debate; to struggle |
| 3 | Middle French | debatre | — |
| 4 | Old French | debatre | to fight, contend, debate, also literarlly to... |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |