myEtymology.com: French etymology of debacle

Etymology of the French word debacle

the French word debacle

derived from the French word débâcler

derived from the French word bâcler

derived from the Vulgar Latin root *bacculare

derived from the Latin word baculum (stick, walking stick, staff)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bak-

using the French prefix dé-

derived from the Latin word bacculus

derived from the Old French word desbacler

English debacle