Where does “épaule” come from?

épaule (French) comes from Middle French espaule, from Old French espalle, from Vulgar Latin spatla, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

épaule (French): shoulder; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. shoulder; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “épaule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchespauleshoulder
2Old Frenchespalleshoulder
3Vulgar Latinspatla—
4Latinspatulaa broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a...
5Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
6Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
7Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—

Words derived from “épaule”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Latin spatha →