Where does “spallation” come from?
spallation (French) comes from English spallation, from English spall, from Italian spalla, from Vulgar Latin spatla, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
spallation (French): spallation
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Ancestry of “spallation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spallation | A nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments... |
| 2 | English | spall | A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of... |
| 3 | Italian | spalla | shoulder; chuck meat from the shoulder of a cow... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | spatla | — |
| 5 | Latin | spatula | a broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a... |
| 6 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |