Where does “spinel” come from?

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

spinel (Romanian): spinel

Definitions

  1. spinel

Ancestry of “spinel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchspinellespinel
2Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
3Proto-Italicspeināthorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic speinā →Every word from Latin spīna →