Etymology

spinose

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Today it means: Having a spine, or spines Full definition →

Latin spinōsus ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Proto-Italic *speinā
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*spey-
  2. Proto-Italic*speinā
  3. Latinspīna
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  6. Latinspinōsus
  7. English todayspinose

Borrowed from Latin spinōsus.

Words from the same roots

Latinspinōsus all →

spinous

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