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Where does “viespe” come from?

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

viespe (Romanian): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “viespe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvespawasp
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “viespe”

  • viespar
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