spine

noun

a sharp rigid animal process or appendage

the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved

a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

any sharply pointed projection

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

Roots

spinaspine- · Latin · thorn, backbone

Synonyms for spine

backbonen vertebraen rachisn spikeletn pricklen

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Where does spine come from?

The word spine breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root spine-, from Latin spina (“thorn, backbone”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.