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Where does “sperato” come from?

sperato (Italian) comes from Italian sperare, from Latin spērō, from Latin spes, from Proto-Italic spēs, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

sperato (Italian): past participle of sperare

Definitions

  1. past participle of sperare

Ancestry of “sperato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansperareto hope; to trust, to hope
2Latinspērō—
3Latinspeshope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
4Proto-Italicspēshope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →