spero
Latin
verb
Definitions
- I hope, expect
- I await, anticipate
- I fear, am apprehensive
- I assume, suppose
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (prosper, turn out well, succeed, pull, stretch), *speh₁- (prosper, turn out well, succeed, pull, stretch).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*speh₁-
Gloss
prosper, turn out well, succeed, pull, stretch
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Cognates and derived terms
- Esperanto English
- airspeed English
- bespeed English
- clearspan English
- constant-speed propeller English
- cospan English
- despeed English
- dispeed English
- endspan English
- footspeed English
- forespeed English
- forspan English
- groundspeed English
- handspan English
- healthspan English
- hydrospeed English
- hyperspeed English
- inspan English
- legspan English
- lifespan English
- lightspeed English
- linespeed English
- linkspan English
- mainspan English
- makespan English
- midspan English
- multispeed English
- outspan English
- outspeed English
- overspan English
- overspeed English
- rampspeed English
- shutterspeed English
- span English
- spanless English
- spannable English
- spanner English
- spanwise English
- spanworm English
- speed English
- speed-dial English
- speedball English
- speedboat English
- speedbooster English
- speedcore English
- speedcube English
- speeder English
- speedest English
- speedeth English
- speedfreak English
- speedful English
- speeding English
- speedless English
- speedloader English
- speedometer English
- speedometre English
- speedometry English
- speedread English
- speedrun English
- speedshift English
- speedskate English
- speedskater English
- speedsolving English
- speedster English
- speedwalk English
- speedwalking English
- speedway English
- speedwell English
- speedwise English
- speedwork English
- speedy English
- subspan English
- superspeed English
- supraspan English
- tetraspan English
- timespan English
- underspeed English
- wanspeed English
- wavespeed English
- widespan English
- wingspan English
- wire speed English
- yepsen English
- desperare, despero Latin
- desperatio Latin
- despero Latin
- fulcīō Latin
- spagiria Latin
- spatium Latin
- spērāre Latin
- spērō, spērāre, spero Latin
- Speed German
- περισπάω Ancient Greek
- σπάω Ancient Greek
- ὑποσπαδίας Ancient Greek
- *(s)pew- Proto-Indo-European
- *speh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *spewd- Proto-Indo-European
- *spōaną Proto-Germanic
- スピード Japanese
- spanne Middle English
- spede Middle English
- palmspan Old Norse
- spítt Icelandic
- *spōdi gmw-pro
- *prosparos Proto-Italic
- spasciari Sicilian
- spit Tok Pisin