Where does “Esperanza” come from?

Esperanza (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish esperança, from Latin sperans, from Latin spērō, from Latin spes, from Proto-Italic spēs, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

Esperanza (Spanish): hope, hopefulness

Definitions

  1. hope, hopefulness

Ancestry of “Esperanza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishesperançahope
2Latinsperanshoping, expecting; awaiting; fearing
3Latinspērōto hope, expect
4Latinspeshope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
5Proto-Italicspēshope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “Esperanza”

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