Where does “spalã” come from?
spalã (Aromanian) comes from Italian spalla, from Vulgar Latin spatla, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
spalã (Aromanian): shoulder, shoulder blade
Definitions
- shoulder, shoulder blade
Ancestry of “spalã”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spalla | shoulder; chuck meat from the shoulder of a cow... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | spatla | — |
| 3 | Latin | spatula | a broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a... |
| 4 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |