Where does “vespa” come from?

vespa (Portuguese) comes from Italian vespa, from Latin vespa, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

vespa (Portuguese): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “vespa”, step by step

vespa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian vespa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvespawasp; motor scooter
2Latinvespawasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

via Old Portuguese vespa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevespa—

Words derived from “vespa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Latin vespa →