English

holospinal

From holo- + spinal.

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós

Ancient Greek ὅλος ‘whole, entire’

English holo-

Proto-Indo-European *spey- ‘sharp point’

Proto-Italic *speinā ‘thorn’

Latin spīna ‘a prickle, spine’

Late Latin spīnālis ‘of or belonging to the spine’

Today it means

adj Relating to the entire spine

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / holospinal