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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”

  • asperity
  • exasperate
  • asper
  • asperitas
  • asperous
  • asperate
  • exasperative
  • asperulate
  • exasperateth
  • nanoasperity
  • exasperater
  • asperously
  • asperifolious
  • aspero
  • asperitas
  • asperare
  • asperatus
  • aspretum
  • asperum
  • exaspero
  • exasperaturus
  • asperitatem
  • asperans
  • asperaturus
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