Where does “jaspo” come from?

jaspo (Esperanto) comes from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις — jasper; black turnip.

jaspo (Esperanto): jasper

Definitions

  1. jasper

Ancestry of “jaspo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniaspisjasper
2Ancient Greekἴασπιςjasper; black turnip
Every word from Ancient Greek ἴασπις →Every word from Latin iaspis →