Where does “vesper” come from?

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

vesper (Latin): the evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the...

Definitions

  1. the evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the...

Ancestry of “vesper”, step by step

vesper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic *wesperos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*wesperos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

via Proto-Indo-European wekʷsperos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷsperos—

Words derived from “vesper”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Italic *wesperos →