Etymology

debark

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Today it means: To unload goods from an aircraft or ship. Full definition →

French débarquer ← Old French des-
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debark · verb1

  1. Old French · derived fromdes-
  2. French · derived fromdébarquer
  3. English todaydebark

From French débarquer, from de- (Old French des-) + barque (“bark, small ship”).

debark · verb2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishbark
  8. English todaydebark

From de- + bark (“covering of tree”).

debark · verb3

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishbark
  8. English todaydebark

From de- + bark (“(of a dog) make the noise”).

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchdes- all →

des-

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