Where does “spitbraaied” come from?
spitbraaied (English) comes from English spitbraai, from English spit, from Middle English spit, from Middle English despit, from Old French despit, from Latin dēspectus, from Latin dēspiciō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
spitbraaied (English): Cooked by roasting on a spit
Definitions
- Cooked by roasting on a spit
Ancestry of “spitbraaied”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | spitbraai | A barbecue where meat is roasted on a spit |
| 2 | English | spit | A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is... |
| 3 | Middle English | spit | — |
| 4 | Middle English | despit | — |
| 5 | Old French | despit | — |
| 6 | Latin | dēspectus | — |
| 7 | Latin | dēspiciō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 9 | Latin | dē | — |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |