Where does “espérer” come from?

espérer (French) comes 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.

espérer (French): to hope; to hope for; to have faith, to trust

Definitions

  1. to hope; to hope for; to have faith, to trust

Ancestry of “espérer”, step by step

espérer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French esperer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchespererto hope
2Old Frenchespererto hope
3Latinspērōto hope, expect
4Latinspeshope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
5Proto-Italicspēshope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

via Latin spērāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspērāre—

Words derived from “espérer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s →Every word from Proto-Italic spēs →