Where does “spolatrice” come from?
spolatrice (Italian) comes from Italian spola, from Old French spole, from Middle Dutch spoele, from Old Dutch spuola, from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
spolatrice (Italian): winding frame
Ancestry of “spolatrice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | spola | shuttle; bobbin; spool |
| 2 | Old French | spole | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | spoele | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | spuola | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spōlǭ | spool; reel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |