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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 Englishspume—
2Old Frenchespumefoam
3Latinspūma—
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”

  • spoon
  • teaspoon
  • tablespoon
  • teaspoonful
  • tablespoonful
  • spooning
  • saltspoonful
  • dessertspoonful
  • spoony
  • spoonbill
  • saltspoon
  • dessertspoon
  • soupspoon
  • spumy
  • spoonlike
  • spooner
  • spoonable
  • spoonbread
  • spooniness
  • spoonmeat
  • spoonwood
  • soupspoonful
  • spoonwise
  • spoom
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