Where does “viespar” come from?

viespar (Romanian) comes from Romanian viespe, from Latin vespa, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

viespar (Romanian): wasp or hornet-nest; bee-eater

Definitions

  1. wasp or hornet-nest; bee-eater

Ancestry of “viespar”, step by step

viespar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian viespe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianviespewasp
2Latinvespawasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

via Latin vespārium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvespārium—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Latin vespa →