Where does “vespertīliō” come from?

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

vespertīliō (Latin): a bat (animal)

Definitions

  1. a bat (animal)

Ancestry of “vespertīliō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvesperthe evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the...
2Proto-Italic*wesperos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

Words derived from “vespertīliō”

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