Where does “spumone” come from?
spumone (Italian) comes 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.
spumone (Italian): spumoni
Definitions
- spumoni
Ancestry of “spumone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spuma | foam; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | spūma | foam, froth, slime |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)poHy-m-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)poH(y)- | foam |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |