Where does “spar” come from?

spar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Spanish espadas, from Spanish espada, from Old Spanish espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

spar (Norwegian Nynorsk): spades; present of spa; imperative of spara

Definitions

  1. spades; present of spa; imperative of spara

Ancestry of “spar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishespadasplural of espada; sword; swords
2Spanishespadasword; spade; épée
3Old Spanishespadasword
4Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
5Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—

Words derived from “spar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Latin spatha →