Where does “padeller” come from?
padeller (Dutch) comes from Dutch padellen, from English padel, from English paddle, from Middle English padell, from Medieval Latin padela, from Middle English spaddle, from English spade, from Italian spade.
padeller (Dutch): padelista, padel player
Definitions
- padelista, padel player
Ancestry of “padeller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | padellen | to play padel |
| 2 | English | padel | A racquet sport popular in Spain and Latin... |
| 3 | English | paddle | A two-handed, single-bladed oar used to propel a... |
| 4 | Middle English | padell | small spade |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | padela | — |
| 6 | Middle English | spaddle | — |
| 7 | English | spade | A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for... |
| 8 | Italian | spade | plural of spada |
| 9 | Italian | spata | spathe |
| 10 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |