espada

Portuguese

/es.ˈpa.da/, /eʃ.ˈpa.dɐ/, /ɨʃ.ˈpa.dɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • sword
  • (fencing) épée

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese espada inherited from Latin spatha (straight sword, a type of sword, sword, flat tool, broad, blade, spattle, shovel) derived from Ancient Greek σπάθη (broad blade, blade, of wood metal, any broad blade, a broad wood metal blade, any broad blade of metal wood) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sph₂-dʰ-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sph₂-dʰ-

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