Where does “subspicatus” come from?

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

subspicatus (Latin): Having spikes underneath

Definitions

  1. Having spikes underneath

Ancestry of “subspicatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspicatusspiky, having been furnished with spikes; eared,...
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 →