Etymology of the English word spoiled
the English word
spoiledderived from the English word
spoilderived from the Old French word
espoillierderived from the Latin word
spoliare (rob, strip; despoil)
derived from the Latin word
spolium (spoils, booty; skin; skin stripped off an animal)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*spol-yo-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*spel- (to split off)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
