Where does “აფოლეთი” come from?
აფოლეთი (Laz) comes from Ottoman Turkish اپولت, from French épaulette, from French épaule, from Middle French espaule, from Old French espalle, from Vulgar Latin spatla, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha.
აფოლეთი (Laz): epaulette
Definitions
- epaulette
Ancestry of “აფოლეთი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اپولت | — |
| 2 | French | épaulette | epaulette |
| 3 | French | épaule | shoulder; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Middle French | espaule | shoulder |
| 5 | Old French | espalle | shoulder |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | spatla | — |
| 7 | Latin | spatula | a broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a... |
| 8 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |