Where does “спондей” come from?

спондей (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος, from Ancient Greek σπονδή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

спондей (Russian): spondee

Definitions

  1. spondee

Ancestry of “спондей”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσπονδεῖοςspondee; associated with a libation
2Ancient Greekσπονδήlibation, drink-offering; treaty, truce
3Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →