Etymology Explorer β€Ί Old Portuguese

Where does β€œespeto” come from?

espeto (Old Portuguese) comes from Gothic πƒπ€πŒΉπ„πŒΏπƒ, from Proto-Germanic spituz, from Proto-Indo-European spey- β€” sharp point, stick.

Ancestry of β€œespeto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothicπƒπ€πŒΉπ„πŒΏπƒspit
2Proto-Germanicspituzrod; stick; spit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick

Words derived from β€œespeto”

  • espeto
  • espeta
  • espeteira
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- β†’