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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

  1. To divide two things that are normally paired

Ancestry of “spaiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpaiopair; first-person singular present indicative of...
2Italianpaiaplural of paio; first-person second-person...
3Latinparianominative neuter plural of pār; accusative...
4Latinpareven; equal; like
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperaround; through

Words derived from “spaiare”

  • spaiamento
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