But(e)

Morpheme

But(e)

Type

bound base

Denotation

aim, goal, end, target

Etymology

French début; Middle French début, from débuter, from dé- + but; Old French but

Evidence

debut, debuted, debuting, debuts, debutant, debutante, redebut, undebuted

Homographs

But, But(e) [Bute, But]