esposo
Portuguese
/iʃ.ˈpo.zu/
noun
Definitions
- husband, male spouse
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese esposo 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
- coesposo Spanish, Castilian
- esposo Spanish, Castilian
- *spend- Proto-Indo-European
- espos Old French
- espòs Catalan, Valencian
- esposo Galician
- esposo Old Portuguese
- esposu Asturian
- spôs Friulian
- pósaid Middle Irish
- spóxo Venetian
- esposo Papiamentu
- espozu Kabuverdianu
- spozu Guinea-Bissau Creole