Where does “spere-hed” come from?
spere-hed (Middle English) comes from Middle English spere, from Old French sphere, from Latin sphēra, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
spere-hed (Middle English): A spearhead; the point of a spear; A kind of...
Definitions
- A spearhead; the point of a spear; A kind of...
Ancestry of “spere-hed”, step by step
spere-hed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English spere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | spere | A spear or lance; The Lance of Longinus; A barb... |
| 2 | Old French | sphere | sphere shape |
| 3 | Latin | sphēra | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |