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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-Europeanwobʰséh₂—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “vespa”

  • Vespa
  • vespiary
  • vespoid
  • vespam
  • avispero
  • avispa
  • vespa
  • vespista
  • vespeto
  • Vespa
  • guêpière
  • guepiere
  • vespaio
  • vespone
  • vespa
  • guêpier
  • guêpière
  • guêpe
  • vespeiro
  • vespa
  • vesper
  • vespa
  • веспа
  • vespa
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