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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

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

Words derived from “vesper”

  • vespers
  • vesper
  • pipistrelle
  • vespertine
  • vespertinal
  • vespertilian
  • vespering
  • vesperate
  • advesperate
  • vespertilio
  • vesperum
  • Vesperies
  • advesperascit
  • vespertinus
  • vesperascens
  • vespera
  • vesperasco
  • vespero
  • advesperascens
  • vesperugo
  • vespertino
  • víspera
  • vísperas
  • vipistrello
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