29 January 2024

It Means Sword

There's two Roman words for sword.

Gladius which is latin for sword.  It's probably a loaner word from Celtic.

Spatha which derives from a Greek word for broad bladed and morphs into several Romance languages word for sword.  It also is the source word for spade.

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