Where does “Espisto” come from?
Espisto (Ido) comes from Ido Espo, from Ido Esperanto, from Esperanto Esperanto, from Esperanto esperi, from Portuguese esperar, from Old Portuguese asperar, from Old Spanish esperar, from Latin spērō — to succeed, to prosper.
Espisto (Ido): Esperantist
Definitions
- Esperantist
Ancestry of “Espisto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | Espo | Esperanto |
| 2 | Ido | Esperanto | Esperanto |
| 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 |