Where does “спинета” come from?

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

спинета (Macedonian): spinet

Definitions

  1. spinet

Ancestry of “спинета”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspinettaspinet, a type of piano or similar instrument
2Italianspinathorn; spine, prickle; plug
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 →