Where does “spinare” come from?

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

spinare (Romanian): back; dorsum

Definitions

  1. back; dorsum

Ancestry of “spinare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spinare”

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