Spuma
/ˈspuː.mə/noun
A Latin word meaning foam or froth.
Did you know?Latin *spuma* comes from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to swell” or “foam,” and it survives in scientific words like *spume* and *spumous*.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*(s)peu-
“to swell, foam, or spurt”
Latin
Latin
spuma
“foam, froth, scum”
Old French
OF
espume
“foam or froth”
Middle English
ME
spume
“foam, froth”
Modern English
English
spume
“foam or frothy spray”