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Where does “barbastel” come from?

barbastel (English) comes from Vulgar Latin *vespertillum, from Latin vespertīliō, from Latin vesper, from Proto-Italic *wesperos, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

barbastel (English): A European bat , with hairy lips

Definitions

  1. A European bat , with hairy lips

Ancestry of “barbastel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*vespertillum—
2Latinvespertīliō—
3Latinvesperthe evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the...
4Proto-Italic*wesperos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →