Where does “*sirpiculāria” come from?
*sirpiculāria (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin scirpiculus, from Latin scirpus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “*sirpiculāria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | scirpiculus | made of rushes |
| 2 | Latin | scirpus | a rush, bulrush; riddle, enigma |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |