Where does “espadon” come from?

espadon (French) comes from Italian spadone, from Italian spada, from Italian spata, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

espadon (French): swordfish; espadon

Definitions

  1. swordfish; espadon

Ancestry of “espadon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspadoneeunuch; longsword; plural of spadona
2Italianspadasword; épée; spades
3Italianspataspathe
4Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
5Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—

Words derived from “espadon”

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