Where does “aspis” come from?

aspis (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch aspis, from Latin aspis, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.

aspis (Dutch): asp

Definitions

  1. asp

Ancestry of “aspis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchaspis—
2Latinaspisasp; viper
3Ancient Greekἀσπίςshield; collective, body of men-at-arms; on the...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut

Words derived from “aspis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς →Every word from Latin aspis →