Where does “avispa” come from?

avispa (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish biespa, from Latin vespa, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

avispa (Spanish): wasp; crafty person; one who angers easily

Definitions

  1. wasp; crafty person; one who angers easily

Ancestry of “avispa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “avispa”

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