Where does “pera aí” come from?
pera aí (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.
pera aí (Portuguese): just a minute
Definitions
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Ancestry of “pera aí”, step by step
pera aí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese espera
| 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 | to wait for, await |
| 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 |