Where does “esperance” come from?
esperance (Middle French) comes from Old French esperance, from Vulgar Latin sperantia, from Latin sperans, from Latin spērō, from Latin spes, from Proto-Italic spēs, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
esperance (Middle French): hope
Definitions
- hope
Ancestry of “esperance”, step by step
esperance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French esperance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | esperance | hope |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | sperantia | nominative neuter plural of spērāns; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | sperans | hoping, expecting; awaiting; fearing |
| 4 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 5 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |