Where does “spackle” come from?
spackle (English) comes from German Spachtel, from German Spatel, from Italian spatola, from Russian шпатель, from Spanish espátula, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη.
spackle (English): Any powder that when mixed with water forms a...
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- Any powder that when mixed with water forms a...
Ancestry of “spackle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Spachtel | spattle; palette knife |
| 2 | German | Spatel | painting knife, spatula; scoop, applicator |
| 3 | Italian | spatola | spatula, paddle; palette knife; putty knife |
| 4 | Russian | шпатель | шпа́тель • m inan; putty knife; spatula |
| 5 | Spanish | espátula | spatula; spoonbill |
| 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- | — |
Words derived from “spackle”