Where does “pipistrelle” come from?
pipistrelle (English) comes from French pipistrelle, from Italian pipistrello, 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-.
pipistrelle (English): Any of various species of bat of the genus...
Definitions
- Any of various species of bat of the genus...
Ancestry of “pipistrelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pipistrelle | pipistrelle |
| 2 | Italian | pipistrello | bat |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *vespertillum | — |
| 4 | Latin | vespertīliō | a bat (animal) |
| 5 | Latin | vesper | the evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *wesperos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |