Where does “aspe” come from?

aspe (Old French) comes from Latin aspis, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.

Ancestry of “aspe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaspisasp; viper
2Ancient Greekἀσπίςshield; collective, body of men-at-arms; on the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut

Words derived from “aspe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς →Every word from Latin aspis →