Where does “spall” come from?
spall (English) comes from Italian spalla, from Vulgar Latin spatla, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
spall (English): A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of...
Definitions
- A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of...
Ancestry of “spall”, step by step
spall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian spalla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spalla | shoulder; chuck meat from the shoulder of a cow... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | spatla | — |
| 3 | Latin | spatula | a broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a... |
| 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 Middle English spalle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | spalle | a chip, a splinter |