Where does “sponda” come from?

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

sponda (Latin): bedstead; bed, couch, sofa

Definitions

  1. bedstead; bed, couch, sofa

Ancestry of “sponda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicspondaframe
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspond-h₂-
3Proto-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
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