sheath – Seems to have first been a split stick that a sword could be inserted into. More…
spades – As a suit in a deck of cards, it has nothing to do with spades as tools, but comes from Spanish espada, “sword.” More…
spay – A shortening of a French word espeer, meaning “cut with a sword.” More…
gladiator, gladiate – The main Latin word for sword was gladius, from which came gladiator; gladiate is an adjective meaning sword-shaped. More…