Where does “spadille” come from?

spadille (English) comes from French spadille, from Spanish espadilla, from Spanish espada, from Old Spanish espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

spadille (English): The ace of spades in omber and quadrille

Definitions

  1. The ace of spades in omber and quadrille

Ancestry of “spadille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchspadille—
2Spanishespadillaeastern gladiolus; scutch, swingle
3Spanishespadasword; spade; épée
4Old Spanishespadasword
5Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
6Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
7Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Latin spatha →