Where does “êpèye” come from?

êpèye (Norman) comes from Old French espee, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

êpèye (Norman): sword

Definitions

  1. sword

Ancestry of “êpèye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespeesword
2Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
3Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
4Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Latin spatha →
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