Where does “vêpre” come from?
vêpre (French) comes from Old French vespre, from Latin vesper, from Proto-Italic *wesperos, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.
vêpre (French): The evening
Ancestry of “vêpre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | vespre | evening |
| 2 | Latin | vesper | the evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *wesperos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |