Where does “spinigerous” come from?

spinigerous (English) comes from Latin spiniger, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

spinigerous (English): Bearing a spine or spines; thorn-bearing

Definitions

  1. Bearing a spine or spines; thorn-bearing

Ancestry of “spinigerous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspinigerthorn-bearing, thorny
2Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
3Proto-Italicspeināthorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
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