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==Etymology==
− It is [[af|la|dēspērō|-tiō]], a noun of action from the verb “to give up hope”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(TLL) The verb is formed from [[m|la|dē-]] and [[m|la|spērō|t=to hope]], which de Vaan derives from [[spēs|t=hope]]; that noun goes back to [[itc-pro|*spēs]] and [[ine-pro|*spéh₁-s|t=prosperity]], cognate with [[sa|स्फायते|tr=sphāyate|t=to grow fat, increase]] and [[lt|spėti|t=to be in time]].^(de Vaan 2008)
+ It is [[af|la|dēspērō|-tiō]], a noun of action from the verb “to give up hope”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(TLL) The verb is formed from [[m|la|dē-]] and [[m|la|spērō|t=to hope]], which de Vaan derives from [[spēs|t=hope]]; that noun goes back to [[itc-pro|*spēs]] and [[ine-pro|*spéh₁-s|t=prosperity]], cognate with [[sa|स्फिर|tr=sphirá|t=fat]] and [[lt|spėti|t=to be in time]].^(de Vaan 2008)
==Earliest recorded meaning==