06-21-2012, 06:32 PM
Spade does, indeed come from spatha.
In Spanish, for example, espada means sword, so there's a broader connection. I can't see anyone deliberately digging with a sword, but at the same time, spades have not always looked the way they do now, though they have always been different than shovels.
But to the original question: it's pronounced NOO' bee :roll: :wink:
In Spanish, for example, espada means sword, so there's a broader connection. I can't see anyone deliberately digging with a sword, but at the same time, spades have not always looked the way they do now, though they have always been different than shovels.
But to the original question: it's pronounced NOO' bee :roll: :wink:
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.