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Where does “spōnsō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “spōnsō”, step by step

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