Where does “pipistrelle” come from?

pipistrelle (French) comes 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 (French): pipistrelle

Definitions

  1. pipistrelle

Ancestry of “pipistrelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpipistrellobat
2Vulgar Latin*vespertillum
3Latinvespertīliōa bat (animal)
4Latinvesperthe evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the...
5Proto-Italic*wesperos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-

Words derived from “pipistrelle

Every word from Proto-Indo-European we-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)sperosEvery word from Proto-Italic *wesperos