Where does “spondæisk” come from?
spondæisk (Danish) comes from Danish spondæ, from French spondée, from Latin spondēus, from Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος, from Ancient Greek σπονδή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
spondæisk (Danish): spondaic
Ancestry of “spondæisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | spondæ | spondee |
| 2 | French | spondée | — |
| 3 | Latin | spondēus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπονδεῖος | spondee; associated with a libation |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπονδή | libation, drink-offering; treaty, truce |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |