Where does “sperate” come from?

sperate (English) comes from Latin speratus, from Latin spērō, from Latin spes, from Proto-Italic spēs, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

sperate (English): hoped for

Definitions

  1. hoped for

Ancestry of “sperate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsperatusHoped for, longed for, expected, having been...
2Latinspērōto hope, expect
3Latinspeshope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
4Proto-Italicspēshope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s →Every word from Proto-Italic spēs →