Where does “spērō” come from?

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

spērō (Latin): to hope, expect

Definitions

  1. to hope, expect

Ancestry of “spērō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspeshope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
2Proto-Italicspēshope
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “spērō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s →Every word from Proto-Italic spēs →