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Where does “vespertine” come from?

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

vespertine (English): Of or related to the evening; that occurs in the...

Definitions

  1. Of or related to the evening; that occurs in the...

Ancestry of “vespertine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishvespertynePertaining to or occurring during the evening
2Latinvespertīnus—
3Latinvesperthe evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the...
4Proto-Italic*wesperos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

Words derived from “vespertine”

  • vespertinal
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