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Where does “neurépine” come from?

neurépine (French) comes from French épine, from Middle French espine, from Old French espine, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

neurépine (French): neural spine

Definitions

  1. neural spine

Ancestry of “neurépine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchépinethorn; spine; prickle; An aperitif made from...
2Middle Frenchespine—
3Old Frenchespinespine; backbone; spine; spike
4Latinspīna—
5Proto-Italicspeinā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →