Where does “spes” come from?

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

spes (Old Latin): hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension

Definitions

  1. hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension

Ancestry of “spes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicspēshope
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
3Proto-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 →