English
spatulation
From spatula + -ation.
Formed from spatula + -ation
Proto-Hellenic *spátʰā ‘blade’
Ancient Greek σπάθη ‘a broad wood or metal blade’
Latin spatha ‘broad or flat tool’
Latin spatula ‘a flat piece’
English spatula
Today it means
noun The act of mixing something with a spatula, either manually or automatically.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “spatulation”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / spatulation