Where does “pipistrello” come from?
pipistrello (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *vespertillum, from Latin vespertīliō, from Latin vesper, from Proto-Italic *wesperos, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.
pipistrello (Italian): bat
Definitions
- bat
Ancestry of “pipistrello”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *vespertillum | — |
| 2 | Latin | vespertīliō | a bat (animal) |
| 3 | Latin | vesper | the evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *wesperos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |