Where does “sponda” come from?

sponda (Italian) comes from Latin sponda, from Proto-Italic sponda, from Proto-Indo-European spond-h₂-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

sponda (Italian): bank, riparian; shore; side

Definitions

  1. bank, riparian; shore; side

Ancestry of “sponda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspondabedstead; bed, couch, sofa
2Proto-Italicspondaframe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspond-h₂-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “sponda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spond-h₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic sponda →