Where does “espee” come from?

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

espee (Old French): sword

Definitions

  1. sword

Ancestry of “espee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
2Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
3Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-

Words derived from “espee

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