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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

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