Where does “اپولت” come from?
اپولت (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French épaulette, from French épaule, from Middle French espaule, from Old French espalle, from Vulgar Latin spatla, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη.
Ancestry of “اپولت”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | épaulette | epaulette |
| 2 | French | épaule | shoulder; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Middle French | espaule | shoulder |
| 4 | Old French | espalle | shoulder |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | spatla | — |
| 6 | Latin | spatula | a broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a... |
| 7 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |