Re: Vespasia and Vespasianus - etymologie

From: Joao S. Lopes
Message: 67344
Date: 2011-04-12

Vespasia was Vespasianus's mother. What is the origin of the name: Celtic? Italic? Etruscan? Ligurian? Thraco-Phrygian?

JS Lopes


De: Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...>
Para: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Enviadas: Terça-feira, 12 de Abril de 2011 14:44
Assunto: Re: [tied] Vespasia and Vespasianus - etymologie

 



From: Joao S. Lopes <josimo70@...>
To: Cybalist <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tue, April 12, 2011 11:48:07 AM
Subject: [tied] Vespasia and Vespasianus - etymologie

 
What's the etymology for names Vespasianus and Vespasia?
 
Eram malandros que andabam em Vespa ;p
 
Perhaps vespa "wasp", or something related to the Latin root of vespers "west, evening"

JS Lopes