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spica.

head/ear of grain/cereal;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈspiː.ka]Classical-Latin[ˈspiː.ka]
  1. a head, ear, spike

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Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *speikā, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp; sharp stick”), with De Vaan proposing a particular extended pre-form of *speyg.

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