Where does “desesperança” come from?
desesperança (Catalan) comes from Catalan desesperar, from Catalan esperar, from Latin spērō, from Latin spes, from Proto-Italic spēs, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
desesperança (Catalan): hopelessness
Definitions
- hopelessness
Ancestry of “desesperança”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | desesperar | to cause to despair, to deprive of hope |
| 2 | Catalan | esperar | to wait, wait for, await; to hope; to expect |
| 3 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 4 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |