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Spanish word esperar comes from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁-, Latin spes (Expectation. Hope.)
*speh₁- (Proto-Indo-European)
spes (Latin)
Expectation. Hope.
spero (Latin)
I assume, suppose. I await, anticipate. I fear, am apprehensive. I hope, expect.
sperare (Italian)
To hope.
esperar (Spanish)
(intransitive) to expect (a baby). (intransitive) to hope. (intransitive) to wait. (transitive) to expect, look for (often with a verb in the indicative). (transitive) to hope for, hope to (often with a verb in the subjunctive). (transitive) to wait to, wait for, await.