Where does “sposare” come from?

sposare (Italian) comes from Latin spōnsō, from Latin spōnsus, from Latin spondeō, from Proto-Italic spondeō, from Proto-Indo-European spondéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European spend- — to libate.

sposare (Italian): to marry, get someone married to, join in...

Definitions

  1. to marry, get someone married to, join in...

Ancestry of “sposare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspōnsōto betroth
2Latinspōnsusa groom
3Latinspondeōto promise, bind or pledge oneself, contract, vow
4Proto-Italicspondeōto promise, to pledge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspondéyeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspend-to libate

Words derived from “sposare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spondéyeti →Every word from Proto-Italic spondeō →