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Where does “spižírna” come from?

spižírna (Czech) comes from Czech spíž, from German Speisekammer, from German Speise, from Middle High German spīse, from Old High German spīsa, from Latin spensa, from Latin expēnsa, from Latin expensus — time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...

spižírna (Czech): pantry, larder

Definitions

  1. pantry, larder

Ancestry of “spižírna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechspížpantry
2GermanSpeisekammerpantry; larder
3GermanSpeisemeal, fare
4Middle High Germanspīse—
5Old High Germanspīsa—
6Latinspensaoutlay for provisions, food
7Latinexpēnsa—
8Latinexpensusweighed; paid; judged
9Latinexpenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
10LatinexpendoI weigh; I pay out; I judge
11Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
12LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
13LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
14Latintemporeablative singular of tempus
15Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
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