Where does “esperar” come from?

esperar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese asperar, from Old Spanish esperar, 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 (Portuguese): to wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate

Definitions

  1. to wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate

Ancestry of “esperar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseasperar—
2Old Spanishesperarto wait for, await
3Latinspērōto hope, expect
4Latinspeshope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
5Proto-Italicspēshope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
7Proto-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 →