Where does “spineto” come from?

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

spineto (Italian): thorny thicket

Definitions

  1. thorny thicket

Ancestry of “spineto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspinobriar, thornbush
2Latinspinusthorn-bush, black-thorn, sloe-tree
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 →
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