English
hyperaspist
Hyperaspist comes from Ancient Greek ὑπερασπιστής, from ἀσπιστής ‘one armed with a shield’, and ultimately from ἀσπίς.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀσπίς‘shield’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀσπιστής‘one armed with a shield’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπερασπιστήςhuperaspistḗs
- Englishearliest quotation 1637hyperaspist
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀσπίς‘shield’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀσπιστής‘one armed with a shield’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπερασπιστήςhuperaspistḗs
- Englishearliest quotation 1637hyperaspist
Earliest quotation: 1637, William Chillingworth: “I appeal to any indifferent reader, whether C. M.…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *spey- ‘to expand, extend, stretch’
spike, spine, spinal, spinach, cusp, spire, spina, spigot, buckthorn, spica, 27 more
through Proto-Indo-European *speyd-
through Ancient Greek ἀσπίς ‘shield’
Today it means
noun One who holds a shield over another; a defender.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀσπίς / hyperaspist