Where does “sulphospinel” come from?

sulphospinel (English) comes from English spinel, from French spinelle, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

sulphospinel (English): Alternative form of sulfospinel

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sulfospinel

Ancestry of “sulphospinel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspinelAny of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry...
2Frenchspinellespinel
3Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
4Proto-Italicspeināthorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic speinā →Every word from Latin spīna →
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