Etymology of the English word spacey
the English word
spaceyderived from 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
*petÉ™-using the English suffix
-eyDate
The earliest known usage of spacey in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
