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Where does “espuma” come from?

espuma (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish 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.

espuma (Spanish): foam, mousse

Definitions

  1. foam, mousse

Ancestry of “espuma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “espuma”

  • espumoso
  • espumear
  • gomaespuma
  • spumo
  • spumifar
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