Where does “ολόασπρος” come from?
ολόασπρος (Greek) comes from Greek άσπρος, from Koine Greek ἄσπρος, from Latin asper, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.
ολόασπρος (Greek): snow-white, lily-white
Ancestry of “ολόασπρος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | άσπρος | white |
| 2 | Koine Greek | ἄσπρος | white |
| 3 | Latin | asper | rough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂esp- | to cut |