Where does “spumoni” come from?
spumoni (English) comes from Italian spumoni, from Italian spumone, from Italian spuma, 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.
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Ancestry of “spumoni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spumoni | plural of spumone |
| 2 | Italian | spumone | spumoni |
| 3 | Italian | spuma | foam; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 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 |