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Where does “όλασπρος” come from?

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

όλασπρος (Greek): Alternative form of ολόασπρος

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  1. Alternative form of ολόασπρος

Ancestry of “όλασπρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekάσπροςwhite
2Koine Greekἄσπροςwhite
3Latinasperrough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut
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