Where does “spicastro” come from?

spicastro (Italian) comes from Italian -astro, from Latin -astrum, from Latin -aster — pater + API → patraster.

spicastro (Italian): spikelike inflorescence

Definitions

  1. spikelike inflorescence

Ancestry of “spicastro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-astroused to form pejoratives; -aster, -ster
2Latin-astrum—
3Latin-asterpater + API → patraster
Every word from Latin -aster →Every word from Italian -astro →Every word from Latin -astrum →