Where does “ヴェスパー” come from?

ヴェスパー (Japanese) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros.

ヴェスパー (Japanese): vesper martini

Definitions

  1. vesper martini

Ancestry of “ヴェスパー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvesperThe bell that summons worshipers to vespers; the...
2GermanvesperVespers service in the late afternoon or early evening
3Middle High Germanvesper—
4Old High Germanvespera—
5Latinvesperaevening, eventide
6Latinvesperthe evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the...
7Proto-Italic*wesperos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Italic *wesperos →