Where does “Sparganiaceae” come from?
Sparganiaceae (English) comes from Translingual Sparganium, from Ancient Greek σπαργάνιον, from Ancient Greek σπάργανον, from Ancient Greek σπάργω, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
Ancestry of “Sparganiaceae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Sparganium | genus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σπαργάνιον | bur-reed (Sparganium erectum) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπάργανον | band for swathing infants; swaddling clothes;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπάργω | to swaddle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |