spumescent
May. 20th, 2008 07:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
prettygoodwordspumescent - adj., foamy, frothy.
I actually had spumescence on my list, but that form's not as interesting. Coined in the 19th century from spume, which has been around since 1300 or so, from Latin, spuma, foam or froth.
---L.
I actually had spumescence on my list, but that form's not as interesting. Coined in the 19th century from spume, which has been around since 1300 or so, from Latin, spuma, foam or froth.
---L.
