Where does “vesprôt” come from?
vesprôt (Bourguignon) comes from Emilian ôt, from Old French aost, from Vulgar Latin agustus, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
vesprôt (Bourguignon): evening
Definitions
- evening
Ancestry of “vesprôt”, step by step
vesprôt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Emilian ôt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emilian | ôt | eight; eight o'clock |
| 2 | Old French | aost | August month |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | agustus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
via Bourguignon veîpre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourguignon | veîpre | evening |
| 2 | Latin | vesper | the evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *wesperos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |