Where does “esperanza” come from?

esperanza (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese asperança, from Latin sperans, from Latin spērō, from Latin spes, from Proto-Italic spēs, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

esperanza (Galician): hope

Definitions

  1. hope

Ancestry of “esperanza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseasperança—
2Latinsperanshoping, expecting; awaiting; fearing
3Latinspērōto hope, expect
4Latinspeshope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
5Proto-Italicspēshope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
7Proto-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 →