Etymograph

English

spinto

Spinto comes from Italian spinto, and goes back to Vulgar Latin *expinctus ‘pushed, shoved’.

  1. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*expinctus1‘pushed, shoved’reconstructed
  2. Italianc. 1300–presentspinto2literally ‘pushed’
  3. Englishtodayspinto2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Italian spinto
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English spinto

Lineage

  1. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*expinctusWiktionary, Italian spinto‘pushed, shoved’reconstructed
  2. Italianc. 1300–presentspintoWiktionary, English spintoliterally ‘pushed’
  3. EnglishtodayspintoWiktionary, English spinto

Every English word from Vulgar Latin *expinctus

Today it means

noun A soprano or tenor voice of a weight between lyric and dramatic, capable of handling large musical climaxes in opera at moderate intervals.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “spinto”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Italian spinto. 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 / Vulgar Latin *expinctus / spinto

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