Etymology of the English word aspen
the English word
aspenderived from the English word
aspderived from the Latin word
aspis (asp, venomous snake of North Africa)
derived from the Greek word
aspis, ἀσπίς (a buckler (or round shield); used of a serpent (as coiling itself), probably the 'asp')
derived from the Greek word
aspicUsage
Word found in Modern English