Where does “espondre” come from?
espondre (Old French) comes from Latin expōnō, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
espondre (Old French): to tell; to recount; to explain
Definitions
- to tell; to recount; to explain
Ancestry of “espondre”, step by step
espondre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin expōnō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | expōnō | to make conspicuous, to put something where everyone may see it: to expose, exhibit, display, set out |
| 2 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via Latin expōnere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | expōnere | — |