Where does “ασπίδα” come from?

ασπίδα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.

ασπίδα (Greek): shield, buckler; shield, protection

Definitions

  1. shield, buckler; shield, protection

Ancestry of “ασπίδα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀσπίςshield; collective, body of men-at-arms; on the...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς →