Etymology of the Latin word spatium
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-Derivations in Latin
spatiosus,
spatiariDerivations in other languages
English
spatiotemporal, English
spacial, English
spatial, French
espace, French
spatial, Italian
spazio, Italian
spat, Italian
spazzo, Portuguese
espaço, Romanian
spaţ, Romanian
spaţiu, Spanish
espacio