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Where does “asperse” come from?

asperse (Latin) comes from Latin aspersus, from Latin aspergo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

asperse (Latin): vocative masculine singular of aspersus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of aspersus

Ancestry of “asperse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaspersusstrewn, scattered; splashed over
2LatinaspergoI scatter or strew something or someone; I...
3Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →