Where does “βέσπα” come from?
βέσπα (Greek) comes from Italian vespa, from Latin vespa, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
βέσπα (Greek): motor scooter
Ancestry of “βέσπα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | vespa | wasp; motor scooter |
| 2 | Latin | vespa | wasp |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wobʰséh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |