Where does “εσπέρα” come from?
εσπέρα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἑσπέρα, from Ancient Greek ἕσπερος, from Proto-Hellenic wésperos, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.
εσπέρα (Greek): evening
Definitions
- evening
Ancestry of “εσπέρα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἑσπέρα | evening; the west |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἕσπερος | of or at evening; western; evening |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | wésperos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |