The story
- Italian · derived fromspalliera
- French · borrowed fromespalier
- English todayespalier
Borrowed from French espalier, from Italian spalliera, from spalla (“shoulder”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
espalier
Today it means: A latticework used to shape or train the branches of a tree or shrub into a two-dimensional ornamental or useful design, as along a wall or fence. Full definition →
French espalier ← Italian spalliera