Where does “medullospinal” come from?
medullospinal (English) comes from English spinal, from Latin spīnālis, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
Ancestry of “medullospinal”, step by step
medullospinal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spinal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spinal | Of or relating to the spine; Having a pithed... |
| 2 | Latin | spīnālis | of or belonging to the spine; spinal |
| 3 | Latin | spīna | a thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | speinā | thorn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |
via English medullo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | medullo | — |