Where does “espontani” come from?
espontani (Catalan) comes from Latin spontāneus, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos.
espontani (Catalan): spontaneous
Ancestry of “espontani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | spontāneus | — |
| 2 | Latin | -āneus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | — |
Words derived from “espontani”