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Where does “ἄσπρον” come from?
ἄσπρον (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin asper, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.
Ancestry of “ἄσπρον”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
asper
rough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,...
2
Proto-Indo-European
h₂esp-
to cut
Words derived from “ἄσπρον”
asper
aspro
aspre
aspro
аспра
asprezza
âpre
aspretto
asprino
aspraggine
asper
inasprire
aspramente
aspreggiare
asprissimo
âprement
inasprimento
rinasprire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- →
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