Where does “spighetta” come from?

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

spighetta (Italian): spikelet; trimming, braid

Definitions

  1. spikelet; trimming, braid

Ancestry of “spighetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspigaspike, ear of a grain plant
2Latinspīcaa head, ear, spike
3Proto-Italicspeikā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- →Every word from Proto-Italic speikā →Every word from Latin spīca →