Etymology

sputation

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Today it means: The act of spitting; expectoration. Full definition →

Latin sputare
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsputare“to spit”
  2. English todaysputation

From Latin sputare (“to spit”), intensitive from spuere (“to spit”). Compare French sputation.

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