Where does “spera” come from?

spera (Maltese) 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.

spera (Maltese): to hope

Definitions

  1. to hope

Ancestry of “spera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansperareto hope; to trust, to hope
2Latinspērōto hope, expect
3Latinspeshope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
4Proto-Italicspēshope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s →Every word from Proto-Italic spēs →