Proto-Italic

*spondeō

‘to promise, pledge’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *spondeō.

14 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *spondeō, most familiar first.

• response ← respounse ← respuns ← respōnsum ← respondeō
• responsible ← responsable ← responsable ← responsus ← respondeō
• respond ← respounden ← respondre ← respondō ← respondeō
• sponsor ← spondeō
• spouse ← spous ← espus ← spōnsus ← spondeō
• correspond ← correspondre ← respondeo ← spondeō
• despondent ← dēspondēns ← dēspondeō ← spondeō
• responsa ← respōnsum ← respondeō ← spondeō
• espousal ← espousailles ← sponsalia ← spōnsus ← spondeō
• responsum ← respondeō ← spondeō
• responsory ← responsorie ← respōnsōrium ← respōnsus ← respondeō
• spousage ← espousaige ← espouser ← spōnsō ← spondeō

More words from *spondeō

• sponsal
• sponsion

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *spondeō