Where does “espinal” come from?

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

espinal (Spanish): spinal

Definitions

  1. spinal

Ancestry of “espinal”, step by step

espinal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish espina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishespinathorn; fishbone; spine, backbone, spinal column
2CatalanEspinathorn, spike
3Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
4Proto-Italicspeināthorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

via Latin spīnālis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspīnālisof or belonging to the spine; spinal
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “espinal”

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