Where does “nonespousal” come from?
nonespousal (English) comes from English espousal, from Middle English espousal, from Old French espousailles, from Latin sponsalia, from Latin sponsalis, from Latin sponsa, from Latin sponsus, from Latin spondeo — to libate.
nonespousal (English): Lack of espousal; failure to espouse something
Definitions
- Lack of espousal; failure to espouse something
Ancestry of “nonespousal”, step by step
nonespousal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English espousal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | espousal | A betrothal; A wedding ceremony; Adoption of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | espousal | — |
| 3 | Old French | espousailles | — |
| 4 | Latin | sponsalia | betrothal, espousal; wedding |
| 5 | Latin | sponsalis | of betrothal |
| 6 | Latin | sponsa | bride; fiancée |
| 7 | Latin | sponsus | A groom; A fiancé; A bail, surety |
| 8 | Latin | spondeo | I promise, bind or pledge myself, contract, vow;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | spondeō | to promise, to pledge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spondéyeti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | spend- | to libate |