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Where does “spiccare” come from?

spiccare (Italian) comes from Italian s-, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

spiccare (Italian): to jump, leap; to spread one's wings; to issue

Definitions

  1. to jump, leap; to spread one's wings; to issue

Ancestry of “spiccare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italians-un-, in-; de-, dis-, un-; API + bocca → sboccato
2Latinēx-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

Words derived from “spiccare”

  • spiccato
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →