myEtymology.com: French etymology of debatre

Etymology of the French word debatre

the Old French word debatre

derived from the French word battre

derived from the Old French word batre

derived from the Latin word battere (pound, beat, hit)

derived from the Latin word battuere (pound, beat hit, strike)

using the Proto-Indo-European prefix bhau- (to hit)

using the Old French prefix de-

derived from the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

English debate

Word found in Old French