Where does “espiña” come from?

espiña (Galician) comes from Portuguese espinha, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

espiña (Galician): thorn

Definitions

  1. thorn

Ancestry of “espiña”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseespinhabackbone; pimple
2Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
3Proto-Italicspeināthorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “espiña”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic speinā →Every word from Latin spīna →
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