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
Ancestry of “spadassin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | spadaccino | swordsman, swordfighter, swordster |
| 2 | Italian | spada | sword; épée; spades |
| 3 | Italian | spata | spathe |
| 4 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |
Words derived from “spadassin”