Where does “esperar” come from?

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

esperar (Old Spanish): to wait for, await

Definitions

  1. to wait for, await

Ancestry of “esperar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspērōto hope, expect
2Latinspeshope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
3Proto-Italicspēshope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “esperar”

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