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Where does “spondeō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “spondeō”, step by step

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