Where does “spigot” come from?

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

spigot (Middle English): wooden stopper; wooden spigot

Definitions

  1. wooden stopper; wooden spigot

Ancestry of “spigot”, step by step

spigot 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 Middle French espigeot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchespigeot—

Words derived from “spigot”

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