espontáneo

/esponˈtaneo/ · B2 · adj

spontaneous

🎉 es-PONT-áneo = sounds like 'ponte' (put yourself) in action, no plan

From Latin spontaneus, from sponte, meaning 'of one's own accord'. Something espontáneo happens by itself, freely, without planning or outside push. Link the es- start to 'on its own'.

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