Where does “unispicate” come from?

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

unispicate (English): Having a single spike

Definitions

  1. Having a single spike

Ancestry of “unispicate”, step by step

unispicate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spicate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspicateHaving the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a...
2Latinspicatusspiky, having been furnished with spikes; eared,...
3Latinspīcaa head, ear, spike
4Proto-Italicspeikā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick

via English uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuniUniversity; Sea urchin eaten as sushi
2Japanese雲丹the food made from the roe of sea urchin,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- →Every word from Proto-Italic speikā →Every word from Latin spīca →