noun, feminine/esˈpeɾa/plural: esperas
wait
“sala de espera” — waiting room
Related: compás de espera, en espera, sala de espera
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 sperō Old Spanish esperar Spanish esperardeverb. Spanish espera Deverbal from esperar. Compare English desperate.