Where does “sacrospinal” come from?
sacrospinal (English) comes from English spinal, from Latin spīnālis, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
sacrospinal (English): Of, relating to, or affecting the sacrum and the...
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- Of, relating to, or affecting the sacrum and the...
Ancestry of “sacrospinal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | spinal | Of or relating to the spine; Having a pithed... |
| 2 | Latin | spīnālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | spīna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | speinā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |