Etymology

aspis

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Today it means: A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀσπίς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀσπίς“flat bowl shape, shield”
  2. English todayaspis

From Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “flat bowl shape, shield”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀσπίς all →

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