Where does “padell” come from?
padell (Middle English) comes from Medieval Latin padela, from Middle English spaddle, from English spade, from Italian spade, from Italian spata, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
padell (Middle English): small spade
Definitions
- small spade
Ancestry of “padell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | padela | — |
| 2 | Middle English | spaddle | — |
| 3 | English | spade | A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for... |
| 4 | Italian | spade | plural of spada |
| 5 | Italian | spata | spathe |
| 6 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |