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Where does “шпагат” come from?

шпагат (Russian) comes from Polish szpagat, from German Spagat, from Italian spaghetto, from Italian -etto, from English -et, from Middle English -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus.

шпагат (Russian): cord, packthread, string, twine; split

Definitions

  1. cord, packthread, string, twine; split

Ancestry of “шпагат”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszpagatsplit
2GermanSpagatsplits
3Italianspaghettostrand of spaghetti; a dish of spaghetti; fright
4Italian-ettoAlterative suffix used to form melioratives,...
5English-etUsed to form diminutives, loosely construed
6Middle English-etForms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,...
7Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
8Latin-ātus—
9Proto-Italic-ātos—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
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