Where does “speti” come from?

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

speti (Romanian): to harass, to work to death, break someones back,...

Definitions

  1. to harass, to work to death, break someones back,...

Ancestry of “speti”, step by step

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