Where does “sperare” come from?
sperare (Italian) comes from Latin spērō, from Latin spes, from Proto-Italic spēs, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
sperare (Italian): to hope; to trust, to hope
Definitions
- to hope; to trust, to hope
Ancestry of “sperare”, step by step
sperare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin spērō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 2 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
via Italian spera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spera | third-person singular present indicative of... |