Where does “spale” come from?

spale (Friulian) comes from Vulgar Latin spatla, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

spale (Friulian): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “spale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinspatla—
2Latinspatulaa broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a...
3Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
4Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
5Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Latin spatha →