Where does “spadetail” come from?
spadetail (English) comes from English spade, from Italian spade, from Italian spata, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
spadetail (English): A mutation affecting the trunk mesoderm in some...
Definitions
- A mutation affecting the trunk mesoderm in some...
Ancestry of “spadetail”, step by step
spadetail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spade | A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for... |
| 2 | Italian | spade | plural of spada |
| 3 | Italian | spata | spathe |
| 4 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |
via English Tail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tail | A Chinese constellation coinciding with the tail of Scorpius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and the tail of Azure Dragon |
| 2 | Middle English | tayl | A tail; The back side or reverse of a creature; A... |
| 3 | Old English | tæġl | tail |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taglą | hair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | doḱ- | hair of the tail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |