Where does “asparagus” come from?
Asparagus comes from Latin sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, a variant of ἀσφάραγος, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ.
asparagus (English): Any of various perennial plants of the genus...
Definitions
- Any of various perennial plants of the genus...
Ancestry of “asparagus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sparagus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀσπάραγος | asparagus; young shoots |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀσφάραγος | throat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pregʰ | to jerk, to scatter |
Words derived from “asparagus”