Where does “cérébrospinal” come from?

cérébrospinal (French) comes from French spinal, from Late Latin spinalis, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

cérébrospinal (French): cerebrospinal

Definitions

  1. cerebrospinal

Ancestry of “cérébrospinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchspinalspinal
2Late Latinspinalisof or belonging to the spine; spinal
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 →