Where does “spaiare” come from?
spaiare (Italian) comes from Italian paio, from Italian paia, from Latin paria, from Latin par, from Proto-Indo-European per — around; through.
spaiare (Italian): To divide two things that are normally paired
Definitions
- To divide two things that are normally paired
Ancestry of “spaiare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | paio | pair; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Italian | paia | plural of paio; first-person second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | paria | nominative neuter plural of pār; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | par | even; equal; like |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per | around; through |
Words derived from “spaiare”