Where does “spumen” come from?

spumen (Middle English) comes from Old French espumer, from Latin spūmāre.

spumen (Middle English): to froth

Definitions

  1. to froth

Ancestry of “spumen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespumerto foam produce foam
2Latinspūmāre—
Every word from Latin spūmāre →Every word from Old French espumer →