Where does “asperança” come from?

asperança (Old Portuguese) comes 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.

Ancestry of “asperança”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	sperans	hoping, expecting; awaiting; fearing
2	Latin	spērō	to hope, expect
3	Latin	spes	hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
4	Proto-Italic	spēs	hope
5	Proto-Indo-European	spéh₁s	prosperity, success
6	Proto-Indo-European	speh₁-	to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “asperança”

esperança
esperanza
desesperançado
esperançoso
speransa
esperançosamente

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s →Every word from Proto-Italic spēs →