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Where does “spacer” come from?

spacer (Polish) comes from Polish spacerować, from German spazieren, from Middle High German spazieren, from Italian spaziare, from Latin spatior, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

spacer (Polish): stroll, walk

Definitions

  1. stroll, walk

Ancestry of “spacer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishspacerować—
2Germanspazierento take a stroll, to stroll, to take a walk, to...
3Middle High Germanspazieren—
4Italianspaziareto range or rove; to spread; to spread out or...
5LatinspatiorI go for a walk; walk around; stroll, promenade;...
6LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “spacer”

  • spacerniak
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