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Where does “spiculum” come from?

spiculum (English) comes from Latin spīculum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

spiculum (English): A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced...

Definitions

  1. A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced...

Ancestry of “spiculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspīculum—
2Latin-ulumUsed to form a noun of instrument or means from a...
3Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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