Where does “spâla” come from?

spâla (Emilian) comes from Late Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

spâla (Emilian): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “spâla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinspatulabroad, flat piece; flat, broad piece; a broad,...
2Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
3Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
4Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Latin spatha →