Where does “エスペランティスト” come from?
エスペランティスト (Japanese) comes from English Esperantist, from Esperanto Esperantisto, from Esperanto Esperanto, from Esperanto esperi, from Portuguese esperar, from Old Portuguese asperar, from Old Spanish esperar, from Latin spērō — to succeed, to prosper.
エスペランティスト (Japanese): Esperantist
Definitions
- Esperantist
Ancestry of “エスペランティスト”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Esperantist | Of, relating to, or characteristic of Esperanto |
| 2 | Esperanto | Esperantisto | Alternative spelling of esperantisto |
| 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 |