Where does “spallare” come from?
spallare (Italian) comes from Italian impallare, from Italian palla, from Latin palla, from Frankish ball, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk — to fear.
spallare (Italian): to hit the ball to an open position, allowing the opponent to hit it without touching the cue ball or knocking over the pins
Definitions
- to hit the ball to an open position, allowing the opponent to hit it without touching the cue ball or knocking over the pins
Ancestry of “spallare”, step by step
spallare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian impallare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | impallare | to catch someone out; to make a balls-up or... |
| 2 | Italian | palla | ball; bullet, shot; testicles |
| 3 | Latin | palla | A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in... |
| 4 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 5 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 6 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 7 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 8 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |
via Italian spalla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spalla | shoulder; chuck meat from the shoulder of a cow... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | spatla | — |
| 3 | Latin | spatula | a broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a... |
| 4 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |