Where does “ratolí espiguer” come from?

ratolí espiguer (Catalan) comes from Catalan espiga, from Latin spīca, from Proto-Italic speikā, from Proto-Indo-European spey- — sharp point, stick.

ratolí espiguer (Catalan): harvest mouse

Definitions

  1. harvest mouse

Ancestry of “ratolí espiguer”, step by step

ratolí espiguer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan espiga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanespigaspike ear of grain
2Latinspīcaa head, ear, spike
3Proto-Italicspeikā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick

via Catalan ratolí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanratolímouse (small rodent)
2Catalanratarat
3Medieval Latinrattusrat; a rat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- →Every word from Proto-Italic speikā →Every word from Latin spīca →