Where does “nonspalling” come from?
nonspalling (English) comes from English spalling, from English spall, from Italian spalla, from Vulgar Latin spatla, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
nonspalling (English): That does not spall
Definitions
- That does not spall
Ancestry of “nonspalling”, step by step
nonspalling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spalling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spalling | present participle of spall; The process of... |
| 2 | English | spall | A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of... |
| 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- | — |