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spondeo.

to promise, bind or pledge oneself, contract, vow

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈspɔn.de.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈspɔn.de.o]
  1. to promise, bind or pledge oneself, contract, vow

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  2. to guarantee

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  3. to promise for another; to become security for a person, enter bail

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  4. to promise or engage in marriage, betroth

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *spend- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *spondéyeti Proto-Italic *spondejō Proto-Italic *spondeō Latin spondeō From Proto-Italic *spondeō, from earlier *spondejō, from Proto-Indo-European *spondéyeti, causative verb from *spend- (“to perform a rite, make an offering”). Cognates include Ancient Greek σπένδω (spéndō, “libate”), σπονδή (spondḗ, “libation”).

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