Where does “spadassin” come from?

spadassin (English) comes from French spadassin, from Italian spadaccino, from Italian spada, from Italian spata, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

spadassin (English): a fighter, duelist

Definitions

  1. a fighter, duelist

Ancestry of “spadassin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchspadassinspadassin; hitman
2Italianspadaccinoswordsman, swordfighter, swordster
3Italianspadasword; épée; spades
4Italianspataspathe
5Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
6Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
7Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—

Words derived from “spadassin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →