Where does “sparitic” come from?

sparitic (English) comes from English spar, from Middle English sparre, from Middle Dutch sparre, from Old Dutch sparro, from Frankish sparro, from Proto-Germanic sparrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- — beam, log.

sparitic (English): Relating to or consisting of spar (well-defined crystals, usually carbonate)

Definitions

  1. Relating to or consisting of spar (well-defined crystals, usually carbonate)

Ancestry of “sparitic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsparA rafter of a roof; A thick pole or piece of...
2Middle Englishsparrespar, rafter, beam
3Middle Dutchsparrepole, beam; rafter
4Old Dutchsparro—
5Frankishsparro—
6Proto-Germanicsparrôa wooden beam, a log
7Proto-Indo-European(s)par-beam, log
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- →