Where does “sapata” come from?

sapata (Portuguese) comes from Romanian săpat, from Romanian săpa, from Vulgar Latin sappare, from Latin sappa — a sort of mattock.

sapata (Portuguese): shoe; shallow foundation; lesbian

Definitions

  1. shoe; shallow foundation; lesbian

Ancestry of “sapata”, step by step

sapata traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian săpat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansăpatdigging
2Romaniansăpato dig, delve, burrow
3Vulgar Latinsappare—
4Latinsappaa sort of mattock

via Old Portuguese çapata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseçapataslipper
2Old Spanishçapatoshoe

via Malay sepatah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysepatah—
Every word from Latin sappa →Every word from Vulgar Latin sappare →Every word from Romanian săpa →