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Where does “aspretum” come from?

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

aspretum (Latin): an uneven, rough place

Definitions

  1. an uneven, rough place

Ancestry of “aspretum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinasperrough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut
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