spuo

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *spujō, from Proto-Indo-European *stpuH-ie- (to spit, spew), *(s)ptyēw-. Akin to Ancient Greek πτύω (ptúō), Albanian pështyj, Old English spīwan (whence modern English spew), Old Armenian թուք (tʻukʻ), Old Church Slavonic пльвати (plĭvati), Sanskrit ष्ठीवति (ṣṭhīvati).

Pronunciation

Verb

spuō (present infinitive spuere, perfect active spuī, supine spūtum); third conjugation

  1. to spit, spew

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: espuir

References

  • spuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • spuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • spuo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Venetan

Etymology

Compare Italian sputo

Noun

spuo m (plural spui)

  1. spit