Etymology

vesper

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Today it means: The bell that summons worshippers to vespers; the vesper-bell. Full definition →

Old French vespre ← Latin vesper
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vesper · noun, adjective1

  1. Latin · derived fromvesper“evening star”
  2. Old French · derived fromvespre
  3. English todayvesper

From Old French vespre, from Latin vesper (“evening star”). The martini name was coined by English novelist Ian Fleming in 1953 in his novel Casino Royale, where fictional secret agent James Bond concocts the recipe and names it after the character Vesper Lynd. Doublet of west.

Vesper · proper noun2

  1. Latin · borrowed fromvesper“evening star”
  2. English todayVesper

Borrowed from Latin vesper (“evening star”).

Vesper · proper noun3

  1. German · borrowed fromVesper
  2. German · borrowed fromVesper
  3. English todayVesper

Borrowed from German Vesper.

Vesper · proper noun4

Unknown.

Words from the same roots

Latinvesper all →

vesperatevespering

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