guespe

Middle French

Etymology

    Inherited from Old French guespe, wespe, from a conflation of Latin vespa and Frankish *wapsu.

    Noun

    guespe f (plural guespes)

    1. wasp (insect)

    Descendants

    • French: guêpe

    Old French

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Inherited from Latin vespa and contaminated by Frankish *wapsu, *wepsu (“wasp”), from Proto-Germanic *wapsō, *wepsō (“wasp”). Both are ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *wóbʰseh₂.

      Noun

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

      1. wasp (insect)

      Descendants

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