Where does “spelta” come from?

spelta (Italian) comes from Late Latin spelta, from Frankish spelta, from Proto-Germanic spiltaz — spelt.

spelta (Italian): spelt

Definitions

  1. spelt

Ancestry of “spelta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinspeltaspelt
2Frankishspeltaspelt
3Proto-Germanicspiltazspelt
Every word from Proto-Germanic spiltaz →Every word from Frankish spelta →Every word from Late Latin spelta →