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Where does “spinos” come from?

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

spinos (Romanian): spiny, thorny; difficult, painful, ticklish

Definitions

  1. spiny, thorny; difficult, painful, ticklish

Ancestry of “spinos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianspinthorn
2Latinspinusthorn-bush, black-thorn, sloe-tree
3Latinspīna—
4Proto-Italicspeinā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “spinos”

  • porc spinos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →