Where does “spath” come from?
spath (French) comes from German Spath, from German Spat, from Middle High German spät.
spath (French): spar
Ancestry of “spath”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Spath | Obsolete spelling of Spat |
| 2 | German | Spat | spar; parallelepiped |
| 3 | Middle High German | spät | — |
Words derived from “spath”