Where does “esperantonkielinen” come from?
esperantonkielinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish 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.
esperantonkielinen (Finnish): Esperanto-speaking
Definitions
- Esperanto-speaking
Ancestry of “esperantonkielinen”, step by step
esperantonkielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish esperanto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | esperanto | Esperanto |
| 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 |