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desesperar.

to despair (to despair of)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/d͡ʒi.zis.peˈɾa(ʁ)/Brazil[d͡ʒi.zis.peˈɾa(h)]Brazil/de.zes.peˈɾa(ʁ)/Brazil[de.zes.peˈɾa(h)]Brazil
  1. to despair (to despair of)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Galician-Portuguese des- Portuguese des- 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 Portuguese esperar Portuguese desesperar From des- + esperar.

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