•to put one’s elbows on something (-ra/-re), to rest one’s elbows on something · to elbow someone, to push someone with an elbow · to be pushy, to elbow one's way
köken: Inherited from Middle French espaule, from Old French espalle, from Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spathula (“flat, broad piece”), diminutive of Latin spatha (“straight sword”) (whence French épée (“sword”)). Doublet of spatule, which was a borrowing.
aile: avoir la tête sur les épaules, changer son fusil d'épaule, épauler, épaulette, hausser les épaules
köken: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula, diminutive of Latin spatha. Compare Occitan espatla, French épaule, Spanish espalda (“back”). Doublet of espàtula, a borrowing.
köken: Attested since the 18th century. From Latin *spīnella, a diminutive of Latin spīnula; or from espiña (“thorn; spine”) + -ela, "little spine/thorn". Compare Spanish espinilla.
köken: From Proto-Albanian *tsupa, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱupos (compare English hip, Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos, “vertebra, hollow before the hip (in cattle)”)).
köken: Borrowed from Old Czech plecě, a variant of plece, from Proto-Slavic *pleťe (“shoulder”). May also owe descent to Knaanic פְלֵצַא as much Yiddish vocabulary from Old Czech is thought to have come via Knaanic rather than directly from non-Jewish dialects. In this case, the anticipatory softening indicated by ⟨יי⟩ suggests a direct loan from Old Czech plecě.