Where does “espee” come from?
espee (Middle French) comes from Old French espee, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
espee (Middle French): sword
Ancestry of “espee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | espee | sword |
| 2 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |
Words derived from “espee”