spicilegium
Latin
noun
Definitions
- (Classical Latin) a gleaning of ears of corn collection of ears of corn left behind after the main harvest or gathering thereof
- (New Latin) a “gathering” of sparse specimens that have been overlooked by others
Etymology
Affix from Latin spīca (spike, ear of corn, an ear of corn) + Latin legō (gather, read, choose, collect, I read, I gather, appoint, take, I collect, I choose, bring together, select).
Origin
Latin
legō
Gloss
gather, read, choose, collect, I read, I gather, appoint, take, I collect, I choose, bring together, select
Concept
Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
読
Emoji
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Cognates and derived terms
- legible English
- -legus Latin
- allego Latin
- circumlego Latin
- colligo Latin
- deligo Latin
- diligo Latin
- elector Latin
- eligo Latin
- intellego Latin
- lectio Latin
- lecto Latin
- lector Latin
- lectrum Latin
- legenda Latin
- legere Latin
- legulus Latin
- legō Latin
- lēctiō Latin
- perlego Latin
- praelego Latin
- relego Latin
- seligo Latin
- spiceus Latin
- spīca Latin
- sublego Latin
- supellex Latin
- spiga Italian
- elector Spanish, Castilian
- *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *spheh₁y- Proto-Indo-European
- spigot Middle English
- espiga Catalan, Valencian
- espigo Galician
- légaid Old Irish
- легион Bulgarian
- espiga Old Portuguese
- espiga Asturian
- espiga Old Occitan
- espiga Old Spanish
- spaica Dalmatian
- *leje- Gallo
- lese Piedmontese