Where does “spiciform” come from?

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

spiciform (English): spike-shaped

Definitions

  1. spike-shaped

Ancestry of “spiciform”, step by step

spiciform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin spīca

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

via French spiciforme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchspiciforme—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- →Every word from Proto-Italic speikā →Every word from Latin spīca →