Where does “szpilka” come from?
szpilka (Polish) comes from Italian spilla, from Vulgar Latin spinla, from Latin spīnula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
szpilka (Polish): pin; stiletto heel; stiletto
Definitions
- pin; stiletto heel; stiletto
Ancestry of “szpilka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | spilla | brooch, broach, breastpin; scarfpin; pin |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | spinla | — |
| 3 | Latin | spīnula | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |