Etymology

spumous

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Today it means: frothy or foamy; spumy Full definition →

Middle English spumous ← Latin spūmōsus ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)poH(y)-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)póHy-mos
  3. Latinspūma
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  6. Latinspūmōsus
  7. Middle Englishspumous
  8. English todayspumous

From Middle English spumous, from Latin spūmōsus.

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