Etymology

spume

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Today it means: Foam or froth of liquid, particularly that of seawater. Full definition →

Middle English spume ← Old French espume ← Latin spūma
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  1. Latin · derived fromspūma
  2. Old French · derived fromespume
  3. Middle English · inherited fromspume
  4. English todayspume

From Middle English spume, from Old French espume, from Latin spūma.

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