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Where does “speranzosamente” come from?

speranzosamente (Italian) comes from Italian speranzoso, from Italian speranza, from Vulgar Latin sperantia, from Latin sperans, from Latin spērō, from Latin spes, from Proto-Italic spēs, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s — to succeed, to prosper.

speranzosamente (Italian): with great hope, hopefully

Definitions

  1. with great hope, hopefully

Ancestry of “speranzosamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansperanzosohopeful
2Italiansperanzahope
3Vulgar Latinsperantianominative neuter plural of spērāns; accusative...
4Latinsperanshoping, expecting; awaiting; fearing
5Latinspērō—
6Latinspeshope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
7Proto-Italicspēshope
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
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