Where does “spadassin” come from?

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

spadassin (French): spadassin; hitman

Definitions

  1. spadassin; hitman

Ancestry of “spadassin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspadaccinoswordsman, swordfighter, swordster
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 “spadassin”

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