Where does “spaller” come from?
spaller (English) comes from English spall, from Italian spalla, from Vulgar Latin spatla, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
spaller (English): A tool used to remove concrete; A person who...
Definitions
- A tool used to remove concrete; A person who...
Ancestry of “spaller”, step by step
spaller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spall | A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of... |
| 2 | Italian | spalla | shoulder; chuck meat from the shoulder of a cow... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | spatla | — |
| 4 | Latin | spatula | a broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a... |
| 5 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |