Where does “spolians” come from?

spolians (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...

spolians (Latin): plundering, stripping

Definitions

  1. plundering, stripping

Ancestry of “spolians”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Latin spolium →Every word from Latin spolio →