English word sponsor comes from Proto-Indo-European *pend-, and later Proto-Italic *spondeō (To promise, to pledge.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *pend- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *spondéyeti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *spondeō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | To promise, to pledge. |
| sponsare | Latin (lat) | |
| sponsum | Latin (lat) | |
| sponsa | Latin (lat) | Bride. Fiancée (betrothed woman). |
| sponsor | Latin (lat) | A bondsman, surety. |
| sponsor | English (en) | A person or organisation with some sort of responsibility for another person or organisation, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.. A senior member of a twelve step or similar program assigned to a guide a new initiate and form a partnership with him.. One that pays all or part of the cost of an event, a publication, or a media program, usually in [...] |