Where does “thiospinel” come from?

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

thiospinel (English): A type of sulfide mineral having the general formula AB2X4 where A is nominally a +2 metal, B is a +3 metal and X is -2 sulfide or similar anion (selenide or telluride)

Definitions

  1. A type of sulfide mineral having the general formula AB2X4 where A is nominally a +2 metal, B is a +3 metal and X is -2 sulfide or similar anion (selenide or telluride)

Ancestry of “thiospinel”, 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 →