Where does “espelta” come from?

espelta (Portuguese) comes from Latin spelta, from Frankish spelta, from Proto-Germanic spiltaz — spelt.

espelta (Portuguese): spelt

Definitions

  1. spelt

Ancestry of “espelta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspeltaspelt
2Frankishspeltaspelt
3Proto-Germanicspiltazspelt
Every word from Proto-Germanic spiltaz →Every word from Frankish spelta →Every word from Latin spelta →