Where does “spicifer” come from?

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

spicifer (Latin): bearing spikes or ears

Definitions

  1. bearing spikes or ears

Ancestry of “spicifer”, step by step

spicifer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin spīca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspīcaa head, ear, spike
2Proto-Italicspeikā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick

via Latin ferre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferrepresent active infinitive of ferō; bring; carry
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “spicifer”

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