Etymology of the English word spam
the English word
spam (unwanted messages; canned meat)
derived from the English word
Hormel Spiced Hamderived from the English word
spicederived from the Old French word
espicederived from the Late Latin word
species (sight, appearance, show)
derived from the Latin word
specere (to look at; look at, see)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*spek-derived from the English word
hamderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*kham-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tkei-derived from the English word
SpamDate
The earliest known usage of spam in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
