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Where does “espa” come from?

espa (Middle Irish) comes from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

Ancestry of “espa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
2Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
3Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—

Words derived from “espa”

  • easpacht
  • easpa
  • easpach
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