Where does “véspera” come from?
véspera (Portuguese) comes 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-.
véspera (Portuguese): eve, yesterday; afternoon
Definitions
- eve, yesterday; afternoon
Ancestry of “véspera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | vespera | — |
| 2 | Latin | vespera | evening, eventide |
| 3 | Latin | vesper | the evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *wesperos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |