Where does “vesperfesto” come from?
vesperfesto (Ido) comes from Ido vespero, from English vesper, from German vesper, from Middle High German vesper, from Old High German vespera, from Latin vespera, from Latin vesper, from Proto-Italic *wesperos.
vesperfesto (Ido): evening party, soirée
Ancestry of “vesperfesto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | vespero | evening |
| 2 | English | vesper | The bell that summons worshipers to vespers; the... |
| 3 | German | vesper | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | vesper | — |
| 5 | Old High German | vespera | — |
| 6 | Latin | vespera | evening, eventide |
| 7 | Latin | vesper | the evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *wesperos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |