spóxo

Venetian

noun

Definitions

groom (bride's partner)

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
Gspusi German
sposo Italian
esposo Spanish, Castilian
*spend- Proto-Indo-European
espos Old French
espòs Catalan, Valencian
spozo Ido
esposo Old Portuguese
esposu Asturian
spôs Friulian
pósaid Middle Irish