Where does “Spinosa” come from?
Spinosa (English) comes from Italian Spinosa, from Italian spinoso, from Latin spinosus, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
Ancestry of “Spinosa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Spinosa | — |
| 2 | Italian | spinoso | prickly, thorny, spiny; thorny, ticklish, touchy;... |
| 3 | Latin | spinosus | thorny, prickly |
| 4 | Latin | spīna | a thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | speinā | thorn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |