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Where does “sper-to” come from?

sper-to (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Ancestry of “sper-to”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “sper-to”

  • sparterie
  • esparto
  • spartum
  • Sparta
  • espartar
  • espartizal
  • esparto
  • sparto
  • Sparte
  • sparterie
  • Sparta
  • spartanisch
  • Esparta
  • Σπάρτη
  • σπάρτον
  • Σπάρτη
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