espera.
wait (time spent waiting)
Meaning & usage
wait (time spent waiting)
ambush (wait for someone in order to attack them)
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 Portuguese esperardeverb. Portuguese espera Deverbal from esperar.
inflection of esperar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of esperar: second-person singular imperative
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