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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanaspicear , lavender
2Latinspīcum—
3Latinspīca—
4Proto-Italicspeikā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick

Words derived from “aspic”

  • aspic
  • aspic
  • Aspik
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