Where does “aspic” come from?

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

aspic (French): asp; slanderer, libeller; aspic

Definitions

  1. asp; slanderer, libeller; aspic

Ancestry of “aspic”, step by step

aspic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Occitan aspic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanaspicear , lavender
2Latinspīcum—
3Latinspīcaa head, ear, spike
4Proto-Italicspeikā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick

via Latin aspis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaspisasp; viper
2Ancient Greekἀσπίςshield; collective, body of men-at-arms; on the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut

Words derived from “aspic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- →Every word from Proto-Italic speikā →Every word from Latin spīca →