Where does “spiga” come from?

spiga (Italian) comes from Latin spīca, from Proto-Italic speikā, from Proto-Indo-European spey- — sharp point, stick.

spiga (Italian): spike, ear of a grain plant

Definitions

  1. spike, ear of a grain plant

Ancestry of “spiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspīcaa head, ear, spike
2Proto-Italicspeikā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick

Words derived from “spiga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- →Every word from Proto-Italic speikā →Every word from Latin spīca →