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Where does “aspre” come from?
aspre (Old French) comes from Latin asper, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.
Ancestry of “aspre”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
asper
rough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,...
2
Proto-Indo-European
h₂esp-
to cut
Words derived from “aspre”
asper
aspre
âpre
aspre
asproier
âpre
âprément
asper
âprement
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