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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Latin spurius →Every word from Latin spuria →