Where does “σπαργάνιον” come from?

σπαργάνιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σπάργανον, from Ancient Greek σπάργω, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

σπαργάνιον (Ancient Greek): bur-reed (Sparganium erectum)

Definitions

  1. bur-reed (Sparganium erectum)

Ancestry of “σπαργάνιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσπάργανονband for swathing infants; swaddling clothes;...
2Ancient Greekσπάργωto swaddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “σπαργάνιον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάργω →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάργανον →