Where does “Sparacio” come from?

Sparacio (English) comes from Italian Sparacio, from Sicilian spàraciu, from Latin asparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.

Ancestry of “Sparacio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianSparacio
2Sicilianspàraciuasparagus
3Latinasparagusasparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire
4Ancient Greekἀσπάραγοςasparagus; young shoots
5Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος
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