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Where does “nanoespuma” come from?

nanoespuma (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese espuma, from Latin spūma, from Proto-Indo-European (s)poHy-m-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)poH(y)-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

nanoespuma (Portuguese): nanofoam

Definitions

  1. nanofoam

Ancestry of “nanoespuma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseespumafoam; froth; spittle
2Latinspūma—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)poHy-m-os—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)poH(y)-foam
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
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