Where does “ἕσπερος” come from?

ἕσπερος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic wésperos, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

ἕσπερος (Ancient Greek): of or at evening; western; evening

Definitions

  1. of or at evening; western; evening

Ancestry of “ἕσπερος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicwésperos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

Words derived from “ἕσπερος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wésperos →