Where does “Vesper” come from?

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

Vesper (Middle English): The planet closely associated with the evening: Venus

Definitions

  1. The planet closely associated with the evening: Venus

Ancestry of “Vesper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvesperthe evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the...
2Proto-Italic*wesperos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Italic *wesperos →