Where does “debattartikel” come from?
debattartikel (Swedish) comes from Swedish debatt, from French débat, from German Debatte, from French débattre, from Middle French debatre, from Old French debatre, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
debattartikel (Swedish): an opinion piece (article where one or more authors (commonly unaffiliated with any editorial board) express personal opinions)
Definitions
- an opinion piece (article where one or more authors (commonly unaffiliated with any editorial board) express personal opinions)
Ancestry of “debattartikel”, step by step
debattartikel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish debatt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | debatt | a debate |
| 2 | French | débat | debate |
| 3 | German | Debatte | debate |
| 4 | French | débattre | to negotiate; to discuss, debate; to struggle |
| 5 | Middle French | debatre | — |
| 6 | Old French | debatre | to fight, contend, debate, also literarlly to... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Swedish artikel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | artikel | an article |
| 2 | German | Artikel | article; article, item, ware; article, paragraph,... |
| 3 | Latin | articulus | A point connecting various parts of the body;... |
| 4 | Latin | artus | narrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értus | that which is fit together; juncture, ordering |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |