Where does “cerebrospinal” come from?

Cerebrospinal derives from English cerebro- combined with spinal, which comes from Late Latin spinalis, from Latin -alis, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spey-.

cerebrospinal (English): Of or pertaining to brain or spine

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to brain or spine

Ancestry of “cerebrospinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspinalOf or relating to the spine; Having a pithed...
2Latinspīnālisof or belonging to the spine; spinal
3Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
4Proto-Italicspeināthorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic speinā →Every word from Latin spīna →