Where does “spīculum” come from?

spīculum (Latin) comes from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

spīculum (Latin): little sharp point or sting

Definitions

  1. little sharp point or sting

Ancestry of “spīculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ulumUsed to form a noun of instrument or means from a...
2Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
3Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “spīculum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Latin -ulum →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tlom →