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Where does “vespertilion” come from?

vespertilion (Interlingua) comes from Latin vespertīliō, from Latin vesper, from Proto-Italic *wesperos, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

vespertilion (Interlingua): bat

Definitions

  1. bat

Ancestry of “vespertilion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvespertīliō—
2Latinvesperthe evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the...
3Proto-Italic*wesperos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →