Where does “vespa” come from?
vespa (Old Occitan) comes from Latin vespa, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
Ancestry of “vespa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vespa | wasp |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wobʰséh₂ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
Words derived from “vespa”