Where does “spin” come from?

spin (Friulian) comes from Latin spinus, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

spin (Friulian): thorn bush

Definitions

  1. thorn bush

Ancestry of “spin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspinusthorn-bush, black-thorn, sloe-tree
2Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
3Proto-Italicspeināthorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic speinā →Every word from Latin spīna →