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

  1. To make rough or harsh; rough

Ancestry of “asperate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinasperatusroughened
2Latinasperarepresent active infinitive of asperō;...
3Latinasperrough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- →Every word from Latin asper →Every word from Latin asperare →
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