Where does “asperate” come from?
asperate (English) comes from Latin asperatus, from Latin asperare, from Latin asper, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.
asperate (English): To make rough or harsh; rough
Definitions
- To make rough or harsh; rough
Ancestry of “asperate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | asperatus | roughened |
| 2 | Latin | asperare | present active infinitive of asperō;... |
| 3 | Latin | asper | rough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂esp- | to cut |