Where does “aspic” come from?
aspic (Italian) comes from French aspic, from Occitan aspic, from Latin spīcum, from Latin spīca, from Proto-Italic speikā, from Proto-Indo-European spey- — sharp point, stick.
aspic (Italian): aspic
Ancestry of “aspic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | aspic | asp; slanderer, libeller; aspic |
| 2 | Occitan | aspic | ear , lavender |
| 3 | Latin | spīcum | — |
| 4 | Latin | spīca | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | speikā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spey- | sharp point, stick |