Where does “ασπρόρουχο” come from?

ασπρόρουχο (Greek) comes from Greek ασπρο-, from Greek άσπρος, from Koine Greek ἄσπρος, from Latin asper, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.

ασπρόρουχο (Greek): white goods

Definitions

  1. white goods

Ancestry of “ασπρόρουχο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekασπρο-prefix denoting the property of being white colloquial, compare more formal
2Greekάσπροςwhite
3Koine Greekἄσπροςwhite
4Latinasperrough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp-Every word from Latin asperEvery word from Koine Greek ἄσπρος