Where does “Esperantist” come from?
Esperantist (English) comes from Esperanto Esperantisto, 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.
Esperantist (English): Of, relating to, or characteristic of Esperanto
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of Esperanto
Ancestry of “Esperantist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | Esperantisto | Alternative spelling of esperantisto |
| 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 |