Where does “spatã” come from?

spatã (Aromanian) comes from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

spatã (Aromanian): sword; shoulder, shoulder blade; weaver's reed

Definitions

  1. sword; shoulder, shoulder blade; weaver's reed

Ancestry of “spatã”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
2Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
3Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Latin spatha →