speh₂-r-
“to draw, stretch, hope”Widely acceptedemotionextension
Source of Latin spērāre, English despair, prosper, hope
Root for drawing out/hoping, yielding Latin spērāre and English despair, prosper, desperate.
Source of Latin spērāre, English despair, prosper, hope
Root for drawing out/hoping, yielding Latin spērāre and English despair, prosper, desperate.