Where does “sopraspinoso” come from?

sopraspinoso (Italian) comes from Italian spinoso, from Latin spinosus, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

sopraspinoso (Italian): supraspinal, supraspinate

Definitions

  1. supraspinal, supraspinate

Ancestry of “sopraspinoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspinosoprickly, thorny, spiny; thorny, ticklish, touchy;...
2Latinspinosusthorny, prickly
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- →