Where does “spīnētum” come from?
spīnētum (Latin) comes from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
spīnētum (Latin): a thorn hedge, a thicket of thorns
Definitions
- a thorn hedge, a thicket of thorns
Ancestry of “spīnētum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | spīna | a thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | speinā | thorn |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |
Words derived from “spīnētum”