Where does “corticobulbospinal” come from?

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

corticobulbospinal (English): cortical and bulbospinal

Definitions

  1. cortical and bulbospinal

Ancestry of “corticobulbospinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbulbospinalOf, pertaining to, or connecting the medulla...
2EnglishspinalOf or relating to the spine; Having a pithed...
3Latinspīnālisof or belonging to the spine; spinal
4Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
5Proto-Italicspeināthorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy-Every word from Proto-Italic speināEvery word from Latin spīna