Where does “skupi” come from?
skupi (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu kuspi, from Portuguese cuspir, from Old Portuguese cospir, from Latin conspuō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
skupi (Papiamentu): to spit
Definitions
- to spit
Ancestry of “skupi”, step by step
skupi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu kuspi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | kuspi | to spit |
| 2 | Portuguese | cuspir | to spit; to offend |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | cospir | — |
| 4 | Latin | conspuō | to spit upon or out (especially in contempt) |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Spanish escupir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | escupir | to spit |
| 2 | Latin | excōnspuere | spit |
| 3 | Latin | conspuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |