Where does “vespres” come from?
vespres (Middle English) comes from Middle English vespers, from Old French vespres, from Ecclesiastical Latin vesperae, from Latin vesperus, from Latin vesper, from Proto-Italic *wesperos, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.
vespres (Middle English): Alternative form of vespers
Definitions
- Alternative form of vespers
Ancestry of “vespres”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | vespers | The sixth of the seven canonical hours; The... |
| 2 | Old French | vespres | — |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | vesperae | — |
| 4 | Latin | vesperus | evening |
| 5 | Latin | vesper | the evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *wesperos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |