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esperar.

to wait

7 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/espeˈɾaɾ/[es̺.peˈɾaɾ]
  1. to wait

  2. to hope

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 spērāre Old Galician-Portuguese asperar Galician esperar Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese asperar, from Latin spērāre, from Old Latin *spēsō, from spēs (“hope”) + -ō (verbal suffix).

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