Etymology

spetum

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Today it means: A medieval long spear with two sharp tapering blades projecting forward at roughly around 45 degrees with the blunt side facing the opponent. Full definition →

Italian spedo
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  1. Italian · derived fromspedo“a spit”
  2. English todayspetum

From Italian spedo (“a spit”). Doublet of spit.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.