Where does “antevéspera” come from?

antevéspera (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese véspera, from Old Portuguese vespera, from Latin vespera, from Latin vesper, from Proto-Italic *wesperos, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

antevéspera (Portuguese): the day two days before

Definitions

  1. the day two days before

Ancestry of “antevéspera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevésperaeve, yesterday; afternoon
2Old Portuguesevespera—
3Latinvesperaevening, eventide
4Latinvesperthe evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the...
5Proto-Italic*wesperos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Italic *wesperos →