Etymology of the English word esperance
the English word
esperancederived from the Old French word
esperancederived from the Vulgar Latin word
sperantiaderived from the Latin word
speransderived 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)
derived from the Old French word
esperauncederived from the Vulgar Latin word
sperantiaderived from the Latin word
speransderived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of esperance in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
