Where does “špatule” come from?

špatule (Old Czech) comes from Middle High German [[spatel]], [[spatl]], from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

špatule (Old Czech): spatula

Definitions

  1. spatula

Ancestry of “špatule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High German[[spatel]], [[spatl]]
2Latinspatulaa broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a...
3Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
4Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
5Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-