Where does “espadas” come from?
espadas (Galician) comes from Galician espada, from Old Portuguese espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
espadas (Galician): plural of espada
Ancestry of “espadas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | espada | sword |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | espada | — |
| 3 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |