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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

Definitions

  1. To rove; to ramble

Ancestry of “spatiate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspatiatus
2LatinspatiorI go for a walk; walk around; stroll, promenade;...
3LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
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