Etymology of the English word sponson
the English word
sponsonderived from the English word
expansionderived from the Latin word
expansio (expansion; spreading out)
derived from the Latin word
expansumderived from the Latin word
expansusderived from the Classical Latin word
expandere (spread out, expand; expound)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
pandere (spread out [passis manibus => with hands outstretched])
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*petÉ™-Date
The earliest known usage of sponson in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
