espaza
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From earlier espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “any broad blade, of wood or metal”).
Descendants
- Occitan: espasa
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “espaza”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 12: Sk–š, page 140
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