Where does “spic” come from?

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

spic (Romanian): ear, spike

Definitions

  1. ear, spike

Ancestry of “spic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspīcum—
2Latinspīcaa head, ear, spike
3Proto-Italicspeikā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick

Words derived from “spic”

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