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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
JASPER.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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JASPER,
a precious stone. (F.,—L.,—Gk.—Arab.)
M. E. Iaspre, Iasper. 'What is better than gold: Iaspre;'
Chaucer, C. T., Tale of Melibeus, Six-text, B. 2297. Also spelt Iaspis,
Gower, C. A. iii. 112; Iaspe, id. 131.—O.
F. jaspre (see Littré), an occasional spelling of O. F. and F. jaspe, 'a
jasper stone;' Cot. [Thus the r is an addition, and no real part of
the word.]—Lat. iaspidem,
acc. of iaspis, a jasper.—Gk.
ἴασπισ.—Arab.
yasb, yasf,
also spelt yashb, jasper; Pers. yashp, yashf, jasper; Rich. Pers. Dict. p. 1707;
Palmer's Pers. Dict. col. 719. Cf. Heb. yáshpheh, a
jasper. And see Diaper.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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