Where does “vespa” come from?

vespa (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

vespa (Latin): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “vespa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “vespa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →