Where does “spume” come from?

Spume comes from Old French espume, from Latin spuma, from Latin spuo meaning "to spit," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw-.

spume (English): Foam or froth of liquid, particularly that of...

Definitions

  1. Foam or froth of liquid, particularly that of...

Ancestry of “spume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishspumespume, foam
2Old Frenchespumefoam
3Latinspūmafoam, froth, slime
4Proto-Indo-European(s)poHy-m-os—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)poH(y)-foam
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “spume”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)poH(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)poHy-m-os →