Where does “aspide” come from?

aspide (Italian) comes from Latin aspis, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.

aspide (Italian): Vernacular name of various venomous ophidians;...

Definitions

  1. Vernacular name of various venomous ophidians;...

Ancestry of “aspide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaspisasp; viper
2Ancient Greekἀσπίςshield; collective, body of men-at-arms; on the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπίςEvery word from Latin aspis
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