Where does “espalier” come from?
espalier (English) comes from French espalier, from Italian spalliera, from Italian spalla, from Vulgar Latin spatla, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
espalier (English): A latticework used to shape or train the branches...
Definitions
- A latticework used to shape or train the branches...
Ancestry of “espalier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | espalier | espalier; wall bars |
| 2 | Italian | spalliera | back; bedhead; footboard |
| 3 | Italian | spalla | shoulder; chuck meat from the shoulder of a cow... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | spatla | — |
| 5 | Latin | spatula | a broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a... |
| 6 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |