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
- spiny, thorny; difficult, painful, ticklish
Ancestry of “spinos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | spin | thorn |
| 2 | Latin | spinus | thorn-bush, black-thorn, sloe-tree |
| 3 | Latin | spīna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | speinā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |
Words derived from “spinos”