The story
- Latin · derived fromspīna“a thorn; a prickle, spine; the backbone”
- Old French · derived fromespine
- Middle English · inherited fromspyne
- English todayspine
From late Middle English spyne, from Old French espine (French épine) or its source, Latin spīna (“a thorn; a prickle, spine; the backbone”). Doublet of spina.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.