Where does “spinățel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “spinățel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianspinthorn
2Latinspinusthorn-bush, black-thorn, sloe-tree
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 →