Where does “espinhal” come from?

espinhal (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese al, from Old Portuguese al, from Vulgar Latin ale, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

espinhal (Portuguese): spinal

Definitions

  1. spinal

Ancestry of “espinhal”, step by step

espinhal traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese al

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesealeverything, the rest; other, another
2Old Portugueseal—
3Vulgar Latinalesecond-person singular present active imperative...
4Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
5Proto-Italicaljosanother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Portuguese espinha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseespinhabackbone; pimple
2Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
3Proto-Italicspeināthorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

via Latin spīnālis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspīnālisof or belonging to the spine; spinal
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Italic aljos →