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Where does “vispistrello” come from?

vispistrello (Italian) comes from Latin vespertilio, from Latin vesper, from Proto-Italic *wesperos, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

vispistrello (Italian): Obsolete form of pipistrello

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of pipistrello

Ancestry of “vispistrello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvespertilioa bat
2Latinvesperthe evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the...
3Proto-Italic*wesperos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

Words derived from “vispistrello”

  • pipistrelle
  • pipistrello
  • pipistrelle
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