Where does “spīna” come from?

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

spīna (Latin): a thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn

Definitions

  1. a thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn

Ancestry of “spīna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicspeināthorn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “spīna”

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