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

Definitions

  1. Having spikes or ears

Ancestry of “spigoso”, 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 →