Where does “debattera” come from?
debattera (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.
debattera (Swedish): to debate
Definitions
- to debate
Ancestry of “debattera”, step by step
debattera 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 |