Where does “antischiuma” come from?
antischiuma (Italian) comes from Italian schiuma, from Latin schuma, from Old High German scūm, from Proto-West Germanic skūm, from Proto-Germanic skūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
antischiuma (Italian): antifoam, antifoaming
Ancestry of “antischiuma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | schiuma | foam; froth; third-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | schuma | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scūm | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skūm | froth, foam |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skūmaz | film; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |