Where does “Esperanza” come from?
Esperanza (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Esperanza, 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.
Ancestry of “Esperanza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Esperanza | hope, hopefulness |
| 2 | Old Spanish | esperança | hope |
| 3 | Latin | sperans | hoping, expecting; awaiting; fearing |
| 4 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 5 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |