Etymology of the English word aspidistra
the English word aspidistra
derived from the Latin word aspidistra
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 New Latin word Aspidistra
derived from the Greek word aspis, ἀσπίς (a buckler (or round shield); used of a serpent (as coiling itself), probably the 'asp')