Etymograph

English

geofoam

From geo- + foam.

Formed from geo- + foam

Proto-Hellenic *gaya

Ancient Greek γῆ ‘earth’

English geo-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)poH(y)-

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Proto-Germanic *faimaz

Proto-West Germanic *faim ‘foam, froth’

Old English fām

Middle English fom

English foam

Today it means

noun Expanded or extruded polystyrene manufactured into large lightweight blocks used to fill the void below a built structure.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / geofoam