Where does “sponsatus” come from?

sponsatus (Latin) 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.

sponsatus (Latin): betrothed

Definitions

  1. betrothed

Ancestry of “sponsatus”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spend-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spondéyetiEvery word from Proto-Italic spondeō
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