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Where does “espazio” come from?

espazio (Basque) comes from Spanish espacio, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

espazio (Basque): space

Definitions

  1. space

Ancestry of “espazio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishespaciospace; space; course; period
2LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
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