Where does “sparansa” come from?
sparansa (Istriot) comes from Vulgar Latin sperantia, 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.
sparansa (Istriot): hope
Ancestry of “sparansa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | sperantia | nominative neuter plural of spērāns; accusative... |
| 2 | Latin | sperans | hoping, expecting; awaiting; fearing |
| 3 | Latin | spērō | — |
| 4 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |