Where does “spinous” come from?
Spinous comes from Middle English -ous, from Old French -eux, from Latin -osus, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spey-, ultimately from Latin -o-wont-to-s.
spinous (English): Having many spines; Spine-like; spiny; Of a...
Definitions
- Having many spines; Spine-like; spiny; Of a...
Ancestry of “spinous”, step by step
spinous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |