Where does “spás” come from?

spás (Middle Irish) comes from Middle English space, from Old French espace, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

Ancestry of “spás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishspace—
2Old Frenchespacespace; room; duration
3LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “spás”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁- →Every word from Latin spatium →