Where does “spicately” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “spicately”, step by step

spicately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spicate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspicateHaving the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a...
2Latinspicatusspiky, having been furnished with spikes; eared,...
3Latinspīcaa head, ear, spike
4Proto-Italicspeikā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- →Every word from Proto-Italic speikā →Every word from Latin spīca →