Where does “asper” come from?

asper (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.

asper (Latin): rough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,...

Definitions

  1. rough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,...

Ancestry of “asper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut

Words derived from “asper

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp-