Where does “desesperar” come from?

desesperar (Catalan) comes 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.

desesperar (Catalan): to cause to despair, to deprive of hope

Definitions

  1. to cause to despair, to deprive of hope

Ancestry of “desesperar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanesperarto wait, wait for, await; to hope; to expect
2Latinspērōto hope, expect
3Latinspeshope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
4Proto-Italicspēshope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “desesperar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s →Every word from Proto-Italic spēs →
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