Where does “espinapez” come from?

espinapez (Spanish) comes from Spanish pez, from Old Spanish pez, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

espinapez (Spanish): herringbone

Definitions

  1. herringbone

Ancestry of “espinapez”, step by step

espinapez traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish pez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpezpitch, tar; fish; idiot, dimwit
2Old Spanishpezpitch, tar; fish
3Latinpixpitch, tar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →