Where does “espadana” come from?

espadana (Galician) comes from Galician espada, from Old Portuguese espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

espadana (Galician): cattail; bell-gable

Definitions

  1. cattail; bell-gable

Ancestry of “espadana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianespadasword
2Old Portugueseespada—
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 →