Etymology

spartan

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Today it means: Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial. Full definition →

Middle English Spartan ← Latin Spartānus
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spartan · adjective1

By analogy with the ancient Spartans, who famously possessed these qualities.

Spartan · noun, adjective2

  1. Latin · derived fromSpartānus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromSpartan
  3. English todaySpartan

From Middle English Spartan, Spertan, from Latin Spartānus, from Sparta + -ānus, equivalent to Sparta + -an.

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