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Where does “Aspik” come from?

Aspik (German) 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.

Aspik (German): aspic

Definitions

  1. aspic

Ancestry of “Aspik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaspicasp; slanderer, libeller; aspic
2Occitanaspicear , lavender
3Latinspīcum—
4Latinspīca—
5Proto-Italicspeikā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick
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