Where does “spinoso” come from?

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

spinoso (Italian): prickly, thorny, spiny; thorny, ticklish, touchy;...

Definitions

  1. prickly, thorny, spiny; thorny, ticklish, touchy;...

Ancestry of “spinoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspinosusthorny, prickly
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 “spinoso”

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