Etymology

spinule

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Today it means: A minute spine or thorn. Full definition →

Late Latin spīnula ← Latin spīna ← French spinule
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The story

  1. French · derived fromspinule
  2. Latin · derived fromspīna“a spine”
  3. Late Latin · derived fromspīnula
  4. English todayspinule

Anglicized form of Late Latin spīnula, diminutive of Latin spīna (“a spine”). Compare French spinule.

Words from the same roots

Latinspīna all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.