Where does “spath” come from?

spath (French) comes from German Spath, from German Spat, from Middle High German spät.

spath (French): spar

Definitions

  1. spar

Ancestry of “spath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpathObsolete spelling of Spat
2GermanSpatspar; parallelepiped
3Middle High Germanspät

Words derived from “spath

Every word from Middle High German spätEvery word from German SpatEvery word from German Spath