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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

  1. spouse; male spouse, husband

Ancestry of “époux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesposhusband
2Latinspōnsus—
3Latinspondeō—
4Proto-Italicspondeōto promise, to pledge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspondéyeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspend-to libate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spend- →