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Where does “spoliātus” come from?

spoliātus (Latin) comes from Latin spolio, from Latin spolium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Ancestry of “spoliātus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinspolioI strip, deprive or rob of covering or clothing,...
2Latinspoliumthe skin or hide of an animal stripped off; the...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
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