Where does “sperone” come from?
sperone (Italian) comes from Proto-Germanic spurô, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
sperone (Italian): spur; ram; buttress
Definitions
- spur; ram; buttress
Ancestry of “sperone”, step by step
sperone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic spurô
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | spurô | spur |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |
via Frankish *spurō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | *spurō | — |