Where does “esperar” come from?

esperar (Spanish) comes 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 (Spanish): to hope for, hope to; to expect, look for; to...

Definitions

  1. to hope for, hope to; to expect, look for; to...

Ancestry of “esperar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishesperarto wait for, await
2Latinspērōto hope, expect
3Latinspeshope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension
4Proto-Italicspēshope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁sprosperity, success
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “esperar”

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