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Where does “schuma” come from?

schuma (Latin) comes from Old High German scūm, from Proto-West Germanic skūm, from Proto-Germanic skūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Ancestry of “schuma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscūm—
2Proto-West Germanicskūmfroth, foam
3Proto-Germanicskūmazfilm; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “schuma”

  • schiumosità
  • schiuma
  • nanoschiuma
  • antischiuma
  • schiumogeno
  • antischiumogeno
  • schiumoso
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