Where does “spás” come from?
spás (Irish) comes from Middle Irish spás, from Middle English space, from Old French espace, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
spás (Irish): space
Ancestry of “spás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | spás | — |
| 2 | Middle English | space | — |
| 3 | Old French | espace | space; room; duration |
| 4 | Latin | spatium | Space, room, extent; Distance between points; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
Words derived from “spás”