Where does “coeruleospinal” come from?

coeruleospinal (English) comes from English spinal, from Latin spīnālis, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

coeruleospinal (English): Relating to the locus coeruleus and the spine

Definitions

  1. Relating to the locus coeruleus and the spine

Ancestry of “coeruleospinal”, step by step

coeruleospinal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spinal

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

via English coeruleo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcoeruleo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy-Every word from Proto-Italic speināEvery word from Latin spīna
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