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Where does “espuler” come from?

espuler (Old French) comes from Latin spoliare, from Latin spolio, from Latin spolium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Ancestry of “espuler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspoliarepresent active infinitive of spoliō;...
2LatinspolioI strip, deprive or rob of covering or clothing,...
3Latinspoliumthe skin or hide of an animal stripped off; the...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Words derived from “espuler”

  • spoil
  • spoilage
  • spoiler
  • spoileth
  • unspoilable
  • spoilable
  • unspoil
  • spoilest
  • spoilered
  • nonspoilage
  • spoilfive
  • spoilful
  • antispoilage
  • spoilerific
  • spoilability
  • nonspoilable
  • spoilery
  • spoilee
  • spoilsome
  • spoiler
  • спойлер
  • spoiler
  • spoilen
  • spuylen
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