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Where does “spuria” come from?

spuria (English) comes from Latin spuria, from Latin spurius, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

spuria (English): Spurious things; especially, a counterfeit or...

Definitions

  1. Spurious things; especially, a counterfeit or...

Ancestry of “spuria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspurianominative feminine singular of spurius;...
2Latinspuriusof illegitimate birth; false, spurious
3Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
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