Where does “asperans” come from?
asperans (Latin) comes from Latin aspero, from Latin asper, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.
asperans (Latin): roughening
Ancestry of “asperans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | aspero | I make rough or uneven, roughen; I make sharp,... |
| 2 | Latin | asper | rough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂esp- | to cut |