espiga
Portuguese
/es.ˈpi.ɡa/, /iʃ.ˈpi.ɣɐ/
noun
Definitions
- (botany) spike ear of grain
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese espiga inherited from Latin spīca (spike, ear of corn, an ear of corn) derived from Proto-Indo-European *spheh₁y- (sharp, sharp stick).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*spheh₁y-
Gloss
sharp, sharp stick
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
鋭
Emoji
🪒
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- spiceus Latin
- spicilegium Latin
- spīca Latin
- spīculum Latin
- spīcum Latin
- spiga Italian
- spighetta Italian
- spigoso Italian
- épi French
- épiaire French
- espiga Spanish, Castilian
- *spheh₁y- Proto-Indo-European
- respigar Portuguese
- spigot Middle English
- espi Old French
- espiga Catalan, Valencian
- espiga Galician
- espigo Galician
- spic Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- espiga Old Portuguese
- espiga Asturian
- espiga Old Occitan
- espiga Old Spanish
- spaica Dalmatian