Where does “spondeo” come from?
spondeo (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic spondeō, from Proto-Indo-European spondéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European spend- — to libate.
Ancestry of “spondeo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | spondeō | to promise, to pledge |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | spondéyeti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | spend- | to libate |