Where does “vesperate” come from?

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

vesperate (English): To darken as at the beginning of night

Definitions

  1. To darken as at the beginning of night

Ancestry of “vesperate”, step by step

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