Where does “Vespertilioninae” come from?

Vespertilioninae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Vespertilio, from Latin vespertīliō, from Latin vesper, from Proto-Italic *wesperos, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

Vespertilioninae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Vespertilioninae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualVespertiliogenus
2Latinvespertīliōa bat (animal)
3Latinvesperthe evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the...
4Proto-Italic*wesperos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)sperosEvery word from Proto-Italic *wesperos