Where does “esparreguera” come from?

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

esparreguera (Catalan): asparagus plant

Definitions

  1. asparagus plant

Ancestry of “esparreguera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanespàrrecasparagus
2Latinasparagusasparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire
3Ancient Greekἀσπάραγοςasparagus; young shoots
4Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος →