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Where does “sputus” come from?

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

sputus (Latin): spewed

Definitions

  1. spewed

Ancestry of “sputus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinspuoI spit, spew
2Proto-Italicspujō—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanstpuH-ie-to spit, spew

Words derived from “sputus”

  • sputum
  • sputum
  • sputo
  • esput
  • spoit
  • spudâć
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