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Where does “jaspe” come from?

jaspe (Spanish) comes from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις — jasper; black turnip.

jaspe (Spanish): jasper

Definitions

  1. jasper

Ancestry of “jaspe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniaspisjasper
2Ancient Greekἴασπιςjasper; black turnip

Words derived from “jaspe”

  • jaspear
  • haspe
Every word from Ancient Greek ἴασπις →