Where does “speransa” come from?
speransa (Papiamentu) comes from Old Occitan esperansa, from Spanish Esperanza, from Old Spanish esperança, from Latin sperans, from Latin spērō, from Latin spes, from Proto-Italic spēs, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s — to succeed, to prosper.
speransa (Papiamentu): hope
Definitions
- hope
Ancestry of “speransa”, step by step
speransa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Occitan esperansa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | esperansa | hope |
| 2 | Spanish | Esperanza | hope, hopefulness |
| 3 | Old Spanish | esperança | hope |
| 4 | Latin | sperans | hoping, expecting; awaiting; fearing |
| 5 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 6 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |