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Where does “spitō” come from?

spitō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European *speyd-.

spitō (Proto-Germanic): rod; spike; skewer

Definitions

  1. rod; spike; skewer

Ancestry of “spitō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*speyd-—

Words derived from “spitō”

  • spit
  • spat
  • spitting
  • spittoon
  • spitfire
  • turnspit
  • spitball
  • sandspit
  • spitter
  • spitless
  • spitty
  • spitballer
  • spitbox
  • spitteth
  • spitful
  • unspat
  • spitshine
  • spittest
  • outspit
  • spitstick
  • spitbug
  • spits
  • spitbraaied
  • batspit
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