Where does “spicui” come from?

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

spicui (Romanian): to glean

Definitions

  1. to glean

Ancestry of “spicui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianspicear, spike
2Latinspīcum—
3Latinspīcaa head, ear, spike
4Proto-Italicspeikā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick

Words derived from “spicui”

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