Where does “esperantystka” come from?
esperantystka (Polish) comes from Polish esperantysta, from Polish esperanto, from Esperanto Esperanto, from Esperanto esperi, from Portuguese esperar, from Old Portuguese asperar, from Old Spanish esperar, from Latin spērō — to succeed, to prosper.
Ancestry of “esperantystka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | esperantysta | Esperantist |
| 2 | Polish | esperanto | Esperanto |
| 3 | Esperanto | Esperanto | Esperanto; one who hopes |
| 4 | Esperanto | esperi | to hope |
| 5 | Portuguese | esperar | to wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | asperar | — |
| 7 | Old Spanish | esperar | to wait for, await |
| 8 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 9 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |