Where does “espadron” come from?

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

espadron (French): swordfish

Definitions

  1. swordfish

Ancestry of “espadron”, 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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Latin spatha →