The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

ACCEPTED Realization 2
type		Derivation
language		Latin
lexeme 1		spondeo, -ere
lexeme 2		respondeo, -ere
meaning 1	to take an oath
direction	→
meaning 2	to respond
reference
comment		Initially respondeo 'to make an oath in response'. In this meaning it is used in a dialogue by Plauto (Capt. 898-899): …sponden tu istud? - Spondeo. At ego tibi adventisse filium respondeo 'Do you promise? - Yes, I promise. And in response I promise you that you son will come back'. For details see Бенвенист 1995, 363-364