Where does “spigoso” come from?
spigoso (Italian) comes from Italian spiga, from Latin spīca, from Proto-Italic speikā, from Proto-Indo-European spey- — sharp point, stick.
spigoso (Italian): Having spikes or ears
Ancestry of “spigoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | spiga | ear , spike; third-person singular present of... |
| 2 | Latin | spīca | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | speikā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spey- | sharp point, stick |