Where does “espinal” come from?

espinal (Catalan) comes from Late Latin spinalis, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

espinal (Catalan): spinal

Definitions

  1. spinal

Ancestry of “espinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinspinalisof or belonging to the spine; spinal
2Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
3Proto-Italicspeināthorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic speinā →Every word from Latin spīna →