Where does “flatspine” come from?
flatspine (English) comes from English flat, from Scots flet, from Middle English flet, from Old English flet, from Proto-Germanic flatją, from Proto-Germanic flataz, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.
flatspine (English): Having a flat spine; used in the names of various organisms
Definitions
- Having a flat spine; used in the names of various organisms
Ancestry of “flatspine”, step by step
flatspine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flat | Having no variations in height; Without... |
| 2 | Scots | flet | inner part of a house |
| 3 | Middle English | flet | the floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,... |
| 4 | Old English | flet | the floor, ground; a dwelling, habitation, house,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flatją | a level surface; level ground; the floor of a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flataz | flat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plÁt- | — |
via English spine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spine | The series of bones situated at the back from the... |
| 2 | Middle English | spyne | A spine |
| 3 | Old French | espine | spine; backbone; spine; spike |
| 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 |