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Where does “padol” come from?

padol (Cebuano) comes from English paddle, from Middle English padell, from Medieval Latin padela, from Middle English spaddle, from English spade, from Italian spade, from Italian spata, from Latin spatha.

padol (Cebuano): a paddle; a bat-shaped spanking implement; to...

Definitions

  1. a paddle; a bat-shaped spanking implement; to...

Ancestry of “padol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaddleA two-handed, single-bladed oar used to propel a...
2Middle Englishpadellsmall spade
3Medieval Latinpadela—
4Middle Englishspaddle—
5EnglishspadeA garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for...
6Italianspadeplural of spada
7Italianspataspathe
8Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
9Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
10Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—
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