Where does “Pera” come from?
Pera (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese espera, from Portuguese esperar, from Old Portuguese asperar, from Old Spanish esperar, from Latin spērō, from Latin spes, from Proto-Italic spēs, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s — to succeed, to prosper.
Ancestry of “Pera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | espera | wait |
| 2 | Portuguese | esperar | to wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | asperar | — |
| 4 | Old Spanish | esperar | — |
| 5 | Latin | spērō | — |
| 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 |