Where does “spozo” come from?
spozo (Esperanto) comes from Ido spozo, from English spouse, from Middle English spous, from Old French espos, from Latin spōnsus, from Latin spondeō, from Proto-Italic spondeō, from Proto-Indo-European spondéyeti — to libate.
spozo (Esperanto): spouse
Definitions
- spouse
Ancestry of “spozo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | spozo | spouse |
| 2 | English | spouse | A person in a marriage or marital relationship;... |
| 3 | Middle English | spous | — |
| 4 | Old French | espos | husband |
| 5 | Latin | spōnsus | a groom |
| 6 | Latin | spondeō | to promise, bind or pledge oneself, contract, vow |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | spondeō | to promise, to pledge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spondéyeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spend- | to libate |