Where does “exspuens” come from?

exspuens (Latin) comes from Latin exspuo, from Latin spuo, from Proto-Italic spujō, from Proto-Indo-European stpuH-ie- — to spit, spew.

exspuens (Latin): spitting out; ejecting

Definitions

  1. spitting out; ejecting

Ancestry of “exspuens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexspuoI spit out; I eject
2LatinspuoI spit, spew
3Proto-Italicspujō—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanstpuH-ie-to spit, spew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stpuH-ie- →Every word from Proto-Italic spujō →Every word from Latin spuo →