Where does “jaspis” come from?

jaspis (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις — jasper; black turnip.

jaspis (Norwegian Bokmål): jasper

Definitions

  1. jasper

Ancestry of “jaspis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniaspisjasper
2Ancient Greekἴασπιςjasper; black turnip
Every word from Ancient Greek ἴασπις →Every word from Latin iaspis →