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spinet

Meaninga little thorn

Common meaning: a small harpsichord

Journey through time

  1. Latinspina‘a thorn’source
  2. Italianmeaning shiftsa thorn → a small harpsichordspinetta‘a small harpsichord’source
  3. Old Frenchespinette‘a small harpsichord’source
  4. Englishspinet‘a small harpsichord’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin spina ‘a little thorn’.

Roots

  • spina Latin “a thorn”

Related words

spinach

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