English
spadassin
Spadassin comes from Italian spadaccino ‘swordsman’, from Ancient Greek σπάθη ‘a spaddle or spattle used for stirring,…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sph₂dʰh₁éh₂reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπάθη‘a spaddle or spattle used for stirring, especially for medical purposes’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspatha
- Italianc. 1300–presentspada‘sword’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentspadaccino‘swordsman’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentspadassin
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sph₂dʰh₁éh₂reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπάθη‘a spaddle or spattle used for stirring, especially for medical purposes’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspatha
- Italianc. 1300–presentspada‘sword’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentspadaccino‘swordsman’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentspadassin
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
do, fact, deal, hot, fair, defense, fan, benefit, feature, mid, fashion, theme, defence, custom, ethnic, sufficient, treasury, ethical, aesthetic, treasure, synthetic, theology, thesis, defendant, doom, tick, deed, feast, dis, atheist, ethic, auditorium, auditor, atheism, demi, deem, thematic, ethos, forfeit, feral, 126 more
through Latin spatha
spatula, spall, espada, 17 more
through Italian spada ‘sword’
Today it means
noun a fighter, duelist.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / spadassin