Where does “spumos” come from?
spumos (Romanian) comes from Latin spumosus, 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.
spumos (Romanian): foamy, frothy
Definitions
- foamy, frothy
Ancestry of “spumos”, step by step
spumos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin spumosus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | spumosus | foaming; frothy |
| 2 | Latin | spūma | foam, froth, slime |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)poHy-m-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)poH(y)- | foam |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |