Where does “espero” come from?

espero (Catalan) comes from Frankish sporo, from Proto-Germanic spurô, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

espero (Catalan): spur

Definitions

  1. spur

Ancestry of “espero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishsporospur
2Proto-Germanicspurôspur
3Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “espero”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurô →Every word from Frankish sporo →