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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp-