noun, feminine/espeˈɾanθa/plural: esperanzas
hope, hopefulness; expectation, expectancy
Synonyms: expectación, expectativa
Antonyms: desesperación, desesperanza
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 spērō Latin spērāns Old Spanish esperança Spanish esperanza Inherited from Old Spanish esperança, from Latin spērāns, from spērō, from Old Latin *spēsō, from