Where does “spondee” come from?

spondee (English) comes from Latin spondēus, from Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος, from Ancient Greek σπονδή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

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Ancestry of “spondee”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	spondēus	spondee
2	Ancient Greek	σπονδεῖος	spondee; associated with a libation
3	Ancient Greek	σπονδή	libation, drink-offering; treaty, truce
4	Ancient Greek	-ή	suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
5	Ancient Greek	-ᾱ	nominal suffix
6	Proto-Indo-European	-éh₂	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →