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Where does “vespertyne” come from?

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

vespertyne (Middle English): Pertaining to or occurring during the evening

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or occurring during the evening

Ancestry of “vespertyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvespertīnus—
2Latinvesperthe evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the...
3Proto-Italic*wesperos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

Words derived from “vespertyne”

  • vespertine
  • vespertinal
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