Where does “espouser” come from?
espouser (Old French) 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.
espouser (Old French): to marry
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