Where does “spartan” come from?

spartan (Swedish) comes from Latin spartanus, from Latin Sparta, from Ancient Greek Σπάρτη, from Ancient Greek σπάρτον, from Proto-Indo-European sper-to, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

spartan (Swedish): Spartan, inhabitant of the ancient Greek town of Sparta

Definitions

  1. Spartan, inhabitant of the ancient Greek town of Sparta

Ancestry of “spartan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinspartanusSpartan, of or pertaining to the Spartan people
2LatinSpartaSparta
3Ancient GreekΣπάρτη—
4Ancient Greekσπάρτονrope, cable; measuring cord; thread
5Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
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