Where does “épaulière” come from?
épaulière (English) comes from French épaulière, from French épaule, from Middle French espaule, from Old French espalle, from Vulgar Latin spatla, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη.
épaulière (English): The part of a suit of armor covering the...
Definitions
- The part of a suit of armor covering the...
Ancestry of “épaulière”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | épaulière | épaulière; shoulder pad |
| 2 | French | épaule | shoulder; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Middle French | espaule | shoulder |
| 4 | Old French | espalle | shoulder |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | spatla | — |
| 6 | Latin | spatula | a broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a... |
| 7 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |