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Where does “(s)ping-” come from?

(s)ping- (Proto-Indo-European): small bird, sparrow

Definitions

  1. small bird, sparrow

Words derived from “(s)ping-”

  • asp
  • finch
  • aspic
  • chaffinch
  • fink
  • bullfinch
  • greenfinch
  • aspis
  • hawfinch
  • hypaspist
  • rosefinch
  • finchlike
  • ratfink
  • protaspis
  • aspish
  • asplike
  • galeaspid
  • anaprotaspis
  • metaprotaspis
  • paraprotaspis
  • parrotfinch
  • aspidolite
  • pinefinch
  • stormfinch