Where does “aspic” come from?

aspic (English) comes from French aspic, from Occitan aspic, from Latin spīcum, from Latin spīca, from Proto-Italic speikā, from Proto-Indo-European spey- — sharp point, stick.

aspic (English): A dish in which ingredients are set into a...

Definitions

  1. A dish in which ingredients are set into a...

Ancestry of “aspic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaspicasp; slanderer, libeller; aspic
2Occitanaspicear , lavender
3Latinspīcum—
4Latinspīcaa head, ear, spike
5Proto-Italicspeikā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- →Every word from Proto-Italic speikā →Every word from Latin spīca →