Where does “espiga” come from?
espiga (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese espiga, from Latin spīca, from Proto-Italic speikā, from Proto-Indo-European spey- — sharp point, stick.
espiga (Galician): spike; part of the axis that protrudes past the...
Definitions
- spike; part of the axis that protrudes past the...
Ancestry of “espiga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | espiga | spike |
| 2 | Latin | spīca | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | speikā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spey- | sharp point, stick |