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Where does “jaspé” come from?

jaspé (English) comes from French jaspé, from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις — jasper; black turnip.

jaspé (English): Veined or clouded like imitation jasper;...

Definitions

  1. Veined or clouded like imitation jasper;...

Ancestry of “jaspé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjaspépast participle of jasper; jaspé
2Latiniaspisjasper
3Ancient Greekἴασπιςjasper; black turnip
Every word from Ancient Greek ἴασπις →