Where does “spătișor” come from?

spătișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian spate, from Romanian spată, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

Ancestry of “spătișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianspateback; back of something; shoulder
2Romanianspatăshoulder blade; part of a weaving loom resembling...
3Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
4Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
5Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Latin spatha →