Where does “cerebroespinal” come from?

cerebroespinal (Spanish) comes from Spanish espinal, from Spanish espina, from Catalan Espina, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

cerebroespinal (Spanish): cerebrospinal

Definitions

  1. cerebrospinal

Ancestry of “cerebroespinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishespinalspinal
2Spanishespinathorn; fishbone; spine, backbone, spinal column
3CatalanEspinathorn, spike
4Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
5Proto-Italicspeināthorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy-Every word from Proto-Italic speināEvery word from Latin spīna
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