Where does “scuma” come from?

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

scuma (Medieval Latin): foam, froth

Definitions

  1. foam, froth

Ancestry of “scuma”, step by step

scuma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin spuma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspumafoam, froth, slime
2LatinspuoI spit, spew
3Proto-Italicspujō—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanstpuH-ie-to spit, spew

via Frankish skūm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishskūmfoam; froth, foam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stpuH-ie- →Every word from Proto-Italic spujō →Every word from Latin spuo →