debate
/deˈbate/ · B1 · noun · m
argument
🎤 de + batir = to beat it out: a debate is ideas beaten against each other
From the verb debatir, Latin de + battuere, to beat or strike. Same root as batir (to whisk), batalla and the English battle. In a debate, two sides beat their arguments against each other. Spelled exactly like the English word, but stressed de-BA-te.