spia

Frequency

B1
Hyphenated as
spì‧a
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈspi.a/
Etymology

Borrowed from a Germanic language, perhaps Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 (*spaiha) or from a Frankish cognate, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”). Cognates include obsolete French épie (“spy”), Spanish espía (“spy”), English spy and German spähen (“to peek, to spy”).

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