Where does “asp” come from?

Asp comes from Latin aspis, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς, ultimately traceable to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "not" and "one," though the original sense remains uncertain.

asp (English): A water snake; A venomous viper native to...

Definitions

  1. A water snake; A venomous viper native to...

Ancestry of “asp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishaspeaspen
2Old Englishæspean aspen
3Proto-West Germanic*aspuaspen
4Proto-Germanicaspōaspen
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHosp-aspen, poplar

Words derived from “asp

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hosp-Every word from Proto-Germanic aspōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *aspu