Where does “jaspe” come from?

jaspe (Middle English) comes from Old French jaspe, from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις — jasper; black turnip.

Ancestry of “jaspe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjaspe—
2Latiniaspisjasper
3Ancient Greekἴασπιςjasper; black turnip

Words derived from “jaspe”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἴασπις →Every word from Latin iaspis →Every word from Old French jaspe →