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Where does “vísperas” come from?

vísperas (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish viésperas, from Latin vespera, from Latin vesper, from Proto-Italic *wesperos, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

vísperas (Spanish): plural of víspera; vespers

Definitions

  1. plural of víspera; vespers

Ancestry of “vísperas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishviésperas—
2Latinvesperaevening, eventide
3Latinvesperthe evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the...
4Proto-Italic*wesperos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

Words derived from “vísperas”

  • bisperas sa Pasko
  • bisperas sa pasko
  • bisperas
  • bisperas
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