Where does “espineta” come from?

espineta (Catalan) comes from Italian spinetta, from Italian spina, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

espineta (Catalan): dark meat from the neck of tuna

Definitions

  1. dark meat from the neck of tuna

Ancestry of “espineta”, step by step

espineta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian spinetta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspinettaspinet, a type of piano or similar instrument
2Italianspinathorn; spine, prickle; plug
3Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
4Proto-Italicspeināthorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

via Catalan Espina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanEspinathorn, spike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic speinā →Every word from Latin spīna →