Where does “spiciferous” come from?

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

spiciferous (English): Bearing ears or spikes; spicate

Definitions

  1. Bearing ears or spikes; spicate

Ancestry of “spiciferous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspiciferbearing spikes or ears
2Latinspīcaa head, ear, spike
3Proto-Italicspeikā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- →Every word from Proto-Italic speikā →Every word from Latin spīca →
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