Where does “spigot” come from?

Spigot comes from Middle French espigeot, whose origin and ultimate meaning remain uncertain.

spigot (English): A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; The...

Definitions

  1. A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; The...

Ancestry of “spigot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishspigotwooden stopper; wooden spigot
2Latinspīcaa head, ear, spike
3Proto-Italicspeikā
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick

Words derived from “spigot

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey-Every word from Proto-Italic speikāEvery word from Latin spīca