Etymology of the English word space
the English word
spacederived from the Old French word
espacederived from the Latin word
spatium (interval, time, extent; race course, lap, circuit; space; area, expanse)
derived from the Latin word
patere (stand open, be open; extend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*petə-Date
The earliest known usage of space in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
spacey,
aerospace,
backspace,
crawlspace,
cyberspace,
hyperspace,
letterspace,
spaceband,
spaceborne,
spacecraft,
spaceflight,
spaceless,
spaceman,
spaceport,
spaceship,
spacesuit,
spacing,
workspace,
spacewalk,
interspace,
spaced,
spacongCognates
French
espace, Spanish
espacioUsage
Word found in Modern English
