guespe

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French guespe, wespe, from a conflation of Latin vespa and Old Frankish *wespa, *wapsa (“wasp”), from Proto-Germanic *wapsō (“wasp”).

Noun

guespe f (plural guespes)

  1. wasp (insect)

Descendants
  • French: guêpe

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a conflation of Latin vespa and Frankish *wapsu, *wepsu (“wasp”), from Proto-Germanic *wapsō, *wepsō (“wasp”), both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wops-éh₂, from *wóps.

Noun

guespe oblique singular, f (oblique plural guespes, nominative singular guespe, nominative plural guespes)

  1. wasp (insect)

Descendants
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