Etymograph

English

espouser

From espouse + -er.

Formed from espouse + -er

Proto-Indo-European *spend- ‘to libate’

Latin spōnsāre

Old French espouser ‘to marry’

Middle English espousen

English espouse

Today it means

noun One who espouses; one who embraces or adopts a cause.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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