spigot

/ˈspɪ.ɡət/ · noun

Meaning

A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.
The plug of a faucet, tap or cock.
A water tap: a faucet or sillcock.
To block with a spigot.
To insert (a spigot).

Etymology / origin

From Middle English spigot (“wooden stopper”). Probably ultimately from Latin spīca via Old Occitan espiga and Middle French espigeot.

espigeot(frm)→
espiga(pro)→
spīca(la)→
spigot(Middle English)→
spigot (English)
Relations: der, der, der, der

Related words

spigot(Middle English)spīca(la)espiga(pro)espigeot(frm)sbigod(Welsh)

Descendant words

sbigod(Welsh) (bor)

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