Where does “espigadera” come from?

espigadera (Spanish) comes from Spanish espigar, from Latin spicare — to furnish with spikes, or ears.

Ancestry of “espigadera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishespigarto glean; to ear
2Latinspicareto furnish with spikes, or ears
Every word from Latin spicareEvery word from Spanish espigar
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