Etymology of the English word debunk
the English word
debunkusing the English prefix
de- (a suffix which indicates the removal, separation, descent, etc)
derived from the Old French prefix
de-derived from the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the English word
bunkderived from the English word
bunkerderived from the Scots word
bonkerderived from the English word
bunkDate
The earliest known usage of debunk in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
