Where does “ulvöspinel” come from?

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

ulvöspinel (English): An iron titanium oxide mineral of the spinel...

Definitions

  1. An iron titanium oxide mineral of the spinel...

Ancestry of “ulvöspinel”, 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 →