Where does “spicate” come from?

spicate (English) comes from Latin spicatus, from Latin spīca, from Proto-Italic speikā, from Proto-Indo-European spey- — sharp point, stick.

spicate (English): Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a...

Definitions

  1. Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a...

Ancestry of “spicate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspicatusspiky, having been furnished with spikes; eared,...
2Latinspīcaa head, ear, spike
3Proto-Italicspeikā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick

Words derived from “spicate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- →Every word from Proto-Italic speikā →Every word from Latin spīca →