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