espos

Old French

noun

Definitions

husband male spouse

Etymology

Inherited from Latin spōnsus (bridegroom, betrothed, fianc).

Origin

Latin

spōnsus

Gloss

bridegroom, betrothed, fianc

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

spouse English
spōnsus Latin
sposo Italian
époux French
esposo Spanish, Castilian
*spend- Proto-Indo-European
espòs Catalan, Valencian
esposo Old Portuguese
esposu Asturian
spôs Friulian
pósaid Middle Irish
spóxo Venetian
espus xno