Where does “spãntic” come from?
spãntic (Aromanian) comes from Vulgar Latin expanticare, from Latin pantices, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.
spãntic (Aromanian): I cleave, rend, split, cut
Definitions
- I cleave, rend, split, cut
Ancestry of “spãntic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | expanticare | to burst |
| 2 | Latin | pantices | nominative plural of pantex; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | pantex | belly, paunch, guts |