myEtymology.com: English etymology of despairing

Etymology of the English word despairing

the English word despairing

derived from the English word despair

derived from the Old French word despoir

derived from the French word despair

derived from the Latin word desperare (despair; have no, give up hope)

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the Latin word sperare (hope for; trust; look forward to)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *spe-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *spē-

derived from the Latin word spes (hope, anticipation, expectation; object, embodiment of hope)