Etymology Explorer β€Ί Galician

Where does β€œespita” come from?

espita (Galician) comes from Gothic πƒπ€πŒΉπ„πŒΏπƒ, from Proto-Germanic spituz, from Proto-Indo-European spey- β€” sharp point, stick.

espita (Galician): large nail; large needle; awl

Definitions

  1. large nail; large needle; awl

Ancestry of β€œespita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothicπƒπ€πŒΉπ„πŒΏπƒspit
2Proto-Germanicspituzrod; stick; spit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- β†’