Where does “spoom” come from?
spoom (English) comes from English spume, from Middle English spume, from Old French espume, from Latin spūma, from Proto-Indo-European (s)poHy-m-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)poH(y)-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
spoom (English): To sail briskly with the wind astern, with or...
Definitions
- To sail briskly with the wind astern, with or...
Ancestry of “spoom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spume | Foam or froth of liquid, particularly that of... |
| 2 | Middle English | spume | spume, foam |
| 3 | Old French | espume | foam |
| 4 | Latin | spūma | foam, froth, slime |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)poHy-m-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)poH(y)- | foam |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |