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Where does “vespis” come from?

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

vespis (Vulgar Latin): dative plural of vespa; ablative plural of vespa

Definitions

  1. dative plural of vespa; ablative plural of vespa

Ancestry of “vespis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vespis”

  • yispinedz
  • yispar
  • yeaspi
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