Where does “vespiary” come from?

vespiary (English) comes from Latin vespa, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

vespiary (English): A nest built by a social wasp species; A colony...

Definitions

  1. A nest built by a social wasp species; A colony...

Ancestry of “vespiary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvespawasp
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Latin vespa →