Italian word spalla comes from Proto-Indo-European *sph₂-dʰ-
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*sph₂-dʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
σπάθη | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
spatham | Latin (lat) | |
spatula | Late Latin (LL) | |
spalla | Italian (ita) | (anatomy, cut of meat, portion of a garment) shoulder. (in the plural) back. (theatre, comedy) straight man, second banana. Back, rear. Sidekick, second fiddle. |