Where does “espada” come from?

espada (Ladino) comes from Old Spanish espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

Ancestry of “espada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishespadasword
2Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
3Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
4Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Latin spatha →