Where does “espasa” come from?

espasa (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan espaza, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

espasa (Catalan): sword; epee; swords; a suit in the Spanish deck...

Definitions

  1. sword; epee; swords; a suit in the Spanish deck...

Ancestry of “espasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanespazasword
2Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
3Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
4Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—

Words derived from “espasa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Latin spatha →