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iaspis
Greek · ancient
"an opaque colored stone"
the name for an opaque, colorful variety of quartz
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jaspre
Old French · medieval
"an opaque colored gemstone"
carried into French gemstone vocabulary
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jasper
English · 1300s
"an opaque, patterned variety of quartz"
settled as the English word for the opaque, patterned quartz
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