English
spinalize
From spinal + -ize.
Formed from spinal + -ize
Proto-Indo-European *spey- ‘sharp point’
Proto-Italic *speinā ‘thorn’
Latin spīna ‘a prickle, spine’
Late Latin spīnālis ‘of or belonging to the spine’
English spinal
Today it means
verb To surgically separate the spinal cord of (an animal) from the brain.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “spinalize”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / spinalize