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Where does “jaspe” come from?
jaspe (Old French) comes from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις — jasper; black turnip.
Ancestry of “jaspe”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
iaspis
jasper
2
Ancient Greek
ἴασπις
jasper; black turnip
Words derived from “jaspe”
jaspe
jasp
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