Where does “spatiate” come from?
spatiate (English) comes from Latin spatiatus, from Latin spatior, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
spatiate (English): To rove; to ramble
Ancestry of “spatiate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | spatiatus | |
| 2 | Latin | spatior | I go for a walk; walk around; stroll, promenade;... |
| 3 | Latin | spatium | Space, room, extent; Distance between points; A... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |