Where does “lespwa” come from?
lespwa (Haitian Creole) comes from French espoir, 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 — to succeed, to prosper.
lespwa (Haitian Creole): hope
Definitions
- hope
Ancestry of “lespwa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | espoir | hope |
| 2 | French | espérer | to hope; to hope for; to have faith, to trust |
| 3 | Middle French | esperer | to hope |
| 4 | Old French | esperer | to hope |
| 5 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 6 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |