Where does “jasper” come from?

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

Ancestry of “jasper”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jasper”

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