Vespertine
/ˈvɛspərˌtaɪn/noun
Relating to the evening or occurring at dusk.
Did you know?Vespertine comes from Latin *vespertinus*, tied to *vesper* meaning “evening,” the same root behind the astronomical name for Venus as the evening star.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wes-
“to shine, glow; related to evening light”
Latin
Latin
vesper
“evening; the evening star”
Classical Latin
Latin
vespertinus
“of the evening, occurring at evening”
Late Latin
Latin
vespertīnus
“evening-related, evening-dwelling”
Middle English
English
vespertine
“of or belonging to the evening”
Modern English
English
vespertine
“pertaining to the evening or dusk”