asper

asper · adjective, noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromasper“rough”
2. Old French · derived fromaspre
3. Middle English · inherited fromaspre
4. English todayasper

From Middle English aspre, from Old French aspre (modern French âpre), from Latin asper (“rough”).

asper · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromasper“rough, newly minted”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄσπρον
3. Italian · derived fromaspro
4. Middle French · derived fromaspre
5. Middle English · inherited fromasper
6. English todayasper

From Middle English asper, from Middle French aspre or Italian aspro, both from Ancient Greek ἄσπρον (áspron), from neuter of ἄσπρος (áspros, “white”), from Latin asper (“rough, newly minted”).

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