Where does “Esperantism” come from?
Esperantism (English) comes from English Esperanto, from Esperanto Esperanto, from Esperanto esperi, from Portuguese esperar, from Old Portuguese asperar, from Old Spanish esperar, from Latin spērō, from Latin spes — to succeed, to prosper.
Esperantism (English): A feature or affectation of Esperanto
Definitions
- A feature or affectation of Esperanto
Ancestry of “Esperantism”, step by step
Esperantism traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Esperanto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Esperanto | An international auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof |
| 2 | Esperanto | Esperanto | Esperanto; one who hopes |
| 3 | Esperanto | esperi | to hope |
| 4 | Portuguese | esperar | to wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | asperar | — |
| 6 | Old Spanish | esperar | to wait for, await |
| 7 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 8 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via French espérantisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | espérantisme | — |