English
spinal
Spinal comes from Late Latin spīnālis ‘of or belonging to the spine’, from Proto-Italic *speinā ‘thorn’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spey- ‘sharp point’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*spey-‘sharp point’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*speinā‘thorn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspīna‘a prickle, spine’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEspīnālis‘of or belonging to the spine’
- Englishtodayspinal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*spey-‘sharp point’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*speinā‘thorn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspīna‘a prickle, spine’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEspīnālis‘of or belonging to the spine’
- Englishtodayspinal
Equivalent to spine + -al
Proto-Indo-European *spey- ‘sharp point’
Proto-Italic *speinā ‘thorn’
Latin spīna ‘thorn’
Old French espine
Middle English spyne ‘a spine’
English spine
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *spey- ‘sharp point’
spike, cusp, asp, spire, spigot, spica, aspic, 29 more
through Proto-Italic *speinā ‘thorn’
through Latin spīna ‘a prickle, spine’
Today it means
adj Of or relating to the spine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *spey- / spinal