Where does “ἀσπάραγος” come from?

ἀσπάραγος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.

ἀσπάραγος (Ancient Greek): asparagus; young shoots

Definitions

  1. asparagus; young shoots

Ancestry of “ἀσπάραγος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter

Words derived from “ἀσπάραγος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος →