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Where does “esposo” come from?

esposo (Papiamentu) comes from Portuguese esposo, from Old Portuguese esposo, from Latin spōnsus, from Latin spondeō, from Proto-Italic spondeō, from Proto-Indo-European spondéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European spend- — to libate.

esposo (Papiamentu): husband; man

Definitions

  1. husband; man

Ancestry of “esposo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseesposohusband, male spouse
2Old Portugueseesposo—
3Latinspōnsus—
4Latinspondeō—
5Proto-Italicspondeōto promise, to pledge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspondéyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspend-to libate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spend- →