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Where does “spontana” come from?

spontana (Esperanto) comes from German spontan, from Latin spontāneus, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos.

spontana (Esperanto): spontaneous

Definitions

  1. spontaneous

Ancestry of “spontana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspontanspontaneous
2Latinspontāneus—
3Latin-āneus—
4Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
5Proto-Italic*-eos—

Words derived from “spontana”

  • spontaneco
Every word from Proto-Italic *-eos →