Where does “Esperantistin” come from?
Esperantistin (German) comes from German Esperantist, from Esperanto Esperantisto, from Esperanto Esperanto, from Esperanto esperi, from Portuguese esperar, from Old Portuguese asperar, from Old Spanish esperar, from Latin spērō — to succeed, to prosper.
Esperantistin (German): Esperantist (female)
Definitions
- Esperantist (female)
Ancestry of “Esperantistin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Esperantist | Esperantist male or of unspecified gender |
| 2 | Esperanto | Esperantisto | Alternative spelling of esperantisto |
| 3 | Esperanto | Esperanto | Esperanto; one who hopes |
| 4 | Esperanto | esperi | to hope |
| 5 | Portuguese | esperar | to wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | asperar | — |
| 7 | Old Spanish | esperar | to wait for, await |
| 8 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 9 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |