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Where does “despera” come from?

despera (Romanian) comes from Latin dēsperō, from Esperanto -o, from Spanish -ó, from Latin Aramaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαϊκός, from Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ, from Aramaic ארמיא, from Aramaic ארם.

despera (Romanian): to despair, lose hope

Definitions

  1. to despair, lose hope

Ancestry of “despera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēsperō—
2Esperanto-oNominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";...
3Spanish-óA suffix indicating the third-person singular...
4LatinAramaicus—
5Ancient GreekἈραμαϊκός—
6AramaicܐܪܡܝܐAramean; gentile
7Aramaicארמיא—
8Aramaicארם—
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