Where does “espaiós” come from?

espaiós (Catalan) comes from Catalan espai, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

espaiós (Catalan): spacious

Definitions

  1. spacious

Ancestry of “espaiós”, step by step

espaiós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan espai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanespaispace
2LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

via Catalan ós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanósbear
2Latinursusa bear
3Proto-Italic*orsos

Words derived from “espaiós

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-Every word from Latin spatium