Where does “spontan” come from?
spontan (Romanian) comes from French spontané, from Latin spontāneus, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos — Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material.
spontan (Romanian): spontaneous
Definitions
- spontaneous
Ancestry of “spontan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | spontané | spontaneous |
| 2 | Latin | spontāneus | voluntary, spontaneous |
| 3 | Latin | -āneus | forming adjectives Of or pertaining to; -aneous |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material |