Where does “alas spade” come from?
alas spade (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano alas, from Spanish las, from Latin illas, from Latin illae, from Latin illī, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
alas spade (Cebuano): the ace of spades
Definitions
- the ace of spades
Ancestry of “alas spade”, step by step
alas spade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano alas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | alas | o'clock; an ace; a card sith a single spot; a... |
| 2 | Spanish | las | feminine plural definite article; the |
| 3 | Latin | illas | accusative feminine plural of ille; those ones |
| 4 | Latin | illae | nominative feminine plural of ille |
| 5 | Latin | illī | found in |
| 6 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 7 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Cebuano spade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | spade | — |