Where does “스페이드” come from?

스페이드 (Korean) comes from English spade, from Italian spade, from Italian spata, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

스페이드 (Korean): spades

Definitions

spades

Ancestry of “스페이드”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	spade	A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for...
2	Italian	spade	plural of spada
3	Italian	spata	spathe
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-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Latin spatha →