Where does “esponera” come from?

esponera (Catalan) comes from Catalan espona, from Latin sponda, from Proto-Italic sponda, from Proto-Indo-European spond-h₂-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

esponera (Catalan): luxuriance especially of foliage

Definitions

  1. luxuriance especially of foliage

Ancestry of “esponera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanesponabedside
2Latinspondabedstead; bed, couch, sofa
3Proto-Italicspondaframe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspond-h₂-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spond-h₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic sponda →