Where does “spicuitor” come from?

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

spicuitor (Romanian): gleaner

Definitions

  1. gleaner

Ancestry of “spicuitor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianspicuito glean
2Romanianspicear, spike
3Latinspīcum—
4Latinspīcaa head, ear, spike
5Proto-Italicspeikā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- →Every word from Proto-Italic speikā →Every word from Latin spīca →