épeautre

From Latin spelta, certainly from a Gaulish or Germanic word (spelt did not exist in Latium). (11th century) espelte, (13th century) espiaute, (1209) espiautre. The forms with an /r/ are probably due to a second borrowing from Germanic languages, see spelt in English. The two forms, with and without /r/, coexisted until the end of the 17th century.