Where does “spadone” come from?

spadone (Italian) comes from Italian spada, from Italian spata, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

spadone (Italian): eunuch; longsword; plural of spadona

Definitions

  1. eunuch; longsword; plural of spadona

Ancestry of “spadone”, step by step

spadone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian spada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspadasword; épée; spades
2Italianspataspathe
3Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
4Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
5Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—

via Latin spadōnem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspadōnem—

Words derived from “spadone”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Latin spatha →