Where does “spate” come from?
spate (Romanian) comes from Romanian spată, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
spate (Romanian): back; back of something; shoulder
Definitions
- back; back of something; shoulder
Ancestry of “spate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | spată | shoulder blade; part of a weaving loom resembling... |
| 2 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |