épi

French

noun

Definitions

ear (of corn)
cowlick
spica (bandage)
(architecture) groyne, groin (US)
(roofing) finial
opus spicatum
angle parking
shelf or storage unit with storage areas on both sides, that is placed in the middle of a room, notably found in libraries.
(Louisiana French) vegetables

Etymology

Inherited from Old French espi inherited from Latin spīcum.

Origin

Latin

spīcum

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

spīcum Latin
épiaire French
espiga Portuguese
respigar Portuguese
espi Old French
spic Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
espiga Old Portuguese
schic Aromanian
spi Friulian

épiaire