Where does “spontoon” come from?
spontoon (English) comes from Middle French sponton, from Italian spontone, from Italian spunta, from Latin expunctum — accusative supine of expungō.
spontoon (English): A pointed weapon similar to a pike
Definitions
- A pointed weapon similar to a pike
Ancestry of “spontoon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | sponton | — |
| 2 | Italian | spontone | — |
| 3 | Italian | spunta | check, audit; tick; third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | expunctum | accusative supine of expungō |