Etymology of the English word jaspe
the English word
jaspederived from the Old French word
jaspederived from the Latin word
iaspis (jasper)
derived from the Greek word
iaspis, ἴασπις ('jasper', a gem)
derived from the Persian word
yašmderived from the Arabic word
yašbDate
The earliest known usage of jaspe in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
