Where does “špajskarta” come from?

špajskarta (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Speisekarte, from German Speise, from Middle High German spīse, from Old High German spīsa, from Latin spensa, from Latin expēnsa, from Latin expensus, from Latin expendere — stretch.

špajskarta (Serbo-Croatian): menu

Definitions

  1. menu

Ancestry of “špajskarta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpeisekartemenu
2GermanSpeisemeal, fare
3Middle High Germanspīse
4Old High Germanspīsameal
5Latinspensaoutlay for provisions, food
6Latinexpēnsa
7Latinexpensusweighed; paid; judged
8Latinexpenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
9LatinexpendoI weigh; I pay out; I judge
10Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
11LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
12LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
13Latintemporeablative singular of tempus
14Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
15Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temposEvery word from Latin tempusEvery word from Latin tempore