jaspé

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἴασπις
2. Latin · derived fromiaspis
3. French · borrowed fromjaspé
4. English todayjaspé

From French jaspé, past participle of jasper (“to colour motley, so as to imitate jasper”), from jaspe (“jasper”), from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis).

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