Where does “spēs” come from?

spēs (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

spēs (Proto-Italic): hope

Definitions

  1. hope

Ancestry of “spēs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “spēs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s →