Etymology

épée

French épée ← Latin spatha ← Ancient Greek σπάθη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσπάθη
  2. Latin · derived fromspatha
  3. French · borrowed fromépée
  4. English todayépée

Borrowed from French épée, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē). Doublet of spade and spatha.

Words from the same roots

Frenchépée all →

epee

Latinspatha all →

epeespathespatha

Ancient Greekσπάθη all →

spatulaepeespathspathespathaspathic

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.