Where does “espoir” come from?

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

espoir (Old French): hope

Definitions

  1. hope

Ancestry of “espoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespererto 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 →