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cuspidor
[cuspidor 词源字典]
cuspidor:
see
spit
[cuspidor etymology, cuspidor origin, 英语词源]
cuspidor (n.)
1779, a colonial word, from Portuguese
cuspidor
"spittoon," from
cuspir
"to spit," from Latin
conspuere
"spit on," from
com-
, intensive prefix (see
com-
), +
spuere
"to spit" (see
spew
(v.)).