vespo

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Wespe, English wasp, Yiddish וועספּ (vesp), Italian and Latin vespa, all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wóps (wasp). Compare Romanian viespe, French guêpe, Dutch wesp, Latvian vapsene. Distantly related to Russian оса (osa), Polish osa, Welsh gwchi (drone).

Pronunciation

Noun

vespo (accusative singular vespon, plural vespoj, accusative plural vespojn)

  1. wasp

See also

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto vespoEnglish waspFrench guêpeGerman WespeItalian vespaSpanish avispa, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wapsō and Latin vespa respectively.

Pronunciation

Noun

vespo (plural vespi)

  1. wasp