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Where does “ἀσπίς” come from?

ἀσπίς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.

ἀσπίς (Ancient Greek): shield; collective, body of men-at-arms; on the...

Definitions

  1. shield; collective, body of men-at-arms; on the...

Ancestry of “ἀσπίς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut

Words derived from “ἀσπίς”

  • asp
  • aspic
  • aspis
  • hypaspist
  • protaspis
  • aspish
  • asplike
  • galeaspid
  • anaprotaspis
  • metaprotaspis
  • paraprotaspis
  • aspidolite
  • aspidis
  • aspidem
  • aspis
  • áspid
  • aspe
  • aspic
  • aspide
  • Aspidiske
  • aspic
  • Aspik
  • aspisslang
  • aspisadder
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