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Where does “spolium” come from?

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

spolium (Latin): the skin or hide of an animal stripped off; the...

Definitions

  1. the skin or hide of an animal stripped off; the...

Ancestry of “spolium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Words derived from “spolium”

  • spoil
  • spoliation
  • spoilage
  • spoiler
  • despoil
  • despoiler
  • despoilment
  • spoileth
  • spoliator
  • unspoilable
  • spoliate
  • spoilable
  • unspoil
  • spoilest
  • exspoliation
  • spoilered
  • nonspoilage
  • spoilfive
  • spoilful
  • antispoilage
  • spoilability
  • nonspoilable
  • spoilery
  • spoilerific
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