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Where does “espérable” come from?

espérable (French) comes from French espérer, from Middle French esperer, from Old French esperer, from Latin spērō, from Latin spes, from Proto-Italic spēs, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

espérable (French): expected; hoped for

Definitions

  1. expected; hoped for

Ancestry of “espérable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchespérerto hope; to hope for; to have faith, to trust
2Middle Frenchespererto hope
3Old Frenchespererto hope
4Latinspērō—
5Latinspeshope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
6Proto-Italicspēshope
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “espérable”

  • inespérable
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