Latin

spica

‘a head, ear, spike’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin spica.

7 English words in this record descend from Latin spica, most familiar first.

• spigot ← espigeot
• spica
• spicule ← spīculum
• spiculum ← spīcum
• spicula ← spīculum
• spicate ← spicatus
• spiciform

Etymograph / Latin spica