Where does “epol” come from?

epol (Norman) comes from Old French espalle, from Vulgar Latin spatla, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

epol (Norman): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “epol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespalleshoulder
2Vulgar Latinspatla
3Latinspatulaa broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a...
4Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
5Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθηEvery word from Latin spatha