Where does “espólio” come from?

espólio (Portuguese) comes from Latin spolium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

espólio (Portuguese): booty; plunder; loot; spoil; estate; collection;...

Definitions

  1. booty; plunder; loot; spoil; estate; collection;...

Ancestry of “espólio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspoliumthe skin or hide of an animal stripped off; the...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel-Every word from Latin spolium
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