Where does “unspined” come from?
unspined (English) comes from English spined, from English spine, from Middle English spyne, from Old French espine, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
unspined (English): Without spines
Definitions
- Without spines
Ancestry of “unspined”, step by step
unspined traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spined
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spined | Having spines, spiny; Having a certain type of... |
| 2 | English | spine | The series of bones situated at the back from the... |
| 3 | Middle English | spyne | A spine |
| 4 | Old French | espine | spine; backbone; spine; spike |
| 5 | Latin | spīna | a thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | speinā | thorn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |