Where does “spaul” come from?
spaul (Scots) comes from Middle English spawde, from Old French espalle, from Vulgar Latin spatla, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.
spaul (Scots): limb, shoulder, shoulder-bone; rounded projecting...
Definitions
- limb, shoulder, shoulder-bone; rounded projecting...
Ancestry of “spaul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | spawde | The shoulder; the shoulder blade |
| 2 | Old French | espalle | shoulder |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | spatla | — |
| 4 | Latin | spatula | a broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a... |
| 5 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |