Where does “jasp” come from?

jasp (Romanian) comes from French jaspé, from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις — jasper; black turnip.

jasp (Romanian): jasper

Definitions

  1. jasper

Ancestry of “jasp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjaspépast participle of jasper; jaspé
2Latiniaspisjasper
3Ancient Greekἴασπιςjasper; black turnip
Every word from Ancient Greek ἴασπις →Every word from Latin iaspis →Every word from French jaspé →