Where does “spick” come from?
Spick comes from English spick, whose origin is uncertain but may derive from Old English specan or sprecan, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots related to speech and spreading sounds.
spick (English): A Latino/Hispanic person; nail, a spike; tidy;...
Definitions
- A Latino/Hispanic person; nail, a spike; tidy;...
Ancestry of “spick”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | speak | To communicate with one's voice, to say words out... |
| 2 | Middle English | speke | — |
| 3 | Old English | specan | Alternative form of sprecan; to speak |
| 4 | Old English | sprecan | to speak, talk |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |
Words derived from “spick”