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Where does “spalla” come from?

spalla (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin spatla, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

spalla (Italian): shoulder; chuck meat from the shoulder of a cow...

Definitions

  1. shoulder; chuck meat from the shoulder of a cow...

Ancestry of “spalla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinspatla—
2Latinspatulaa broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a...
3Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
4Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
5Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—

Words derived from “spalla”

  • espalier
  • spallaccio
  • guardaspalle
  • spalluccia
  • spalliera
  • spalle
  • espalier
  • Spalier
  • szpaler
  • špalir
  • шпалир
  • espalier
  • espalier
  • шпалир
  • spalã
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