Where does “spīca” come from?

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

spīca (Latin): a head, ear, spike

Definitions

  1. a head, ear, spike

Ancestry of “spīca”, step by step

spīca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic speikā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicspeikā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick

via Proto-Indo-European spēy-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “spīca”

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