Etymology

sua sponte

Today it means: Without prompting or suggestion; on its own initiative. Full definition →

Latin sua sponte
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  1. Latin · derived fromsua sponte“at its own prompting; by its own impulse; of its own free will”
  2. English todaysua sponte

A borrowing of Latin sua sponte (“at its own prompting; by its own impulse; of its own free will”)

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