Where does “spine” come from?
Spine comes from Middle English spyne, from Old French espine, from Latin spina, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spey-.
spine (English): The series of bones situated at the back from the...
Definitions
- The series of bones situated at the back from the...
Ancestry of “spine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | spyne | A spine |
| 2 | Old French | espine | spine; backbone; spine; spike |
| 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 |
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