Where does “esperantininkas” come from?
esperantininkas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian esperánto, from Esperanto Esperanto, from Esperanto esperi, from Portuguese esperar, from Old Portuguese asperar, from Old Spanish esperar, from Latin spērō, from Latin spes — to succeed, to prosper.
esperantininkas (Lithuanian): Esperantist
Definitions
- Esperantist
Ancestry of “esperantininkas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | esperánto | Esperanto |
| 2 | Esperanto | Esperanto | Esperanto; one who hopes |
| 3 | Esperanto | esperi | to hope |
| 4 | Portuguese | esperar | to wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | asperar | — |
| 6 | Old Spanish | esperar | to wait for, await |
| 7 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 8 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |