Where does “diaspro” come from?

diaspro (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin diasprum, from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις — jasper; black turnip.

diaspro (Italian): jasper; Any hard stone

Definitions

  1. jasper; Any hard stone

Ancestry of “diaspro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latindiasprum
2Latiniaspisjasper
3Ancient Greekἴασπιςjasper; black turnip

Words derived from “diaspro

Every word from Ancient Greek ἴασπιςEvery word from Latin iaspisEvery word from Medieval Latin diasprum
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