Where does “spinus” come from?

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

spinus (Latin): thorn-bush, black-thorn, sloe-tree

Definitions

  1. thorn-bush, black-thorn, sloe-tree

Ancestry of “spinus”, step by step

spinus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin spīna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
2Proto-Italicspeināthorn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

via Ancient Greek σπίνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσπίνοςchaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ping-small bird, sparrow

Words derived from “spinus”

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