Where does “ασπρόψαρο” come from?

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

ασπρόψαρο (Greek): Various species of leuciscines (Leuciscinae)

Definitions

  1. Various species of leuciscines (Leuciscinae)

Ancestry of “ασπρόψαρο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekάσπροςwhite
2Koine Greekἄσπροςwhite
3Latinasperrough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp-Every word from Latin asperEvery word from Koine Greek ἄσπρος