Where does “spicușel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “spicușel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianspicear, spike
2Latinspīcum
3Latinspīcaa head, ear, spike
4Proto-Italicspeikā
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey-Every word from Proto-Italic speikāEvery word from Latin spīca