Where does “spoletta” come from?
spoletta (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...
spoletta (Italian): spool, bobbin; fuse; third-person singular...
Definitions
- spool, bobbin; fuse; third-person singular...
Ancestry of “spoletta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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... |
Words derived from “spoletta”