Where does “cuspidor” come from?

cuspidor (Latin) comes from Latin cuspido, from Latin cuspis, from Proto-Indo-European spey- — sharp point, stick.

cuspidor (Latin): first-person singular present passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative...

Ancestry of “cuspidor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincuspidoI make pointed
2Latincuspispoint, tip; spit; sting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- →Every word from Latin cuspis →Every word from Latin cuspido →