esperanza.
hope, hopefulness
Meaning & usage
hope, hopefulness
expectation, expectancy
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁s Proto-Italic *spēs Old Latin spēs Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Old Latin -ō Old Latin *spēsō Latin spērō Latin spērāns Old Spanish esperança Spanish esperanza Inherited from Old Spanish esperança, from Latin spērāns, from spērō, from Old Latin *spēsō, from spēs (“hope”) + -ō (verbal suffix). By surface analysis, esperar + -anza. Compare Portuguese esperança, Italian speranza, French espérance.
inflection of esperanzar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of esperanzar: second-person singular imperative
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