Where does “époux” come from?
époux (French) comes from Old French espos, from Latin spōnsus, from Latin spondeō, from Proto-Italic spondeō, from Proto-Indo-European spondéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European spend- — to libate.
époux (French): spouse; male spouse, husband
Definitions
- spouse; male spouse, husband
Ancestry of “époux”, step by step