Where does “nettlespurge” come from?
nettlespurge (English) comes from English spurge, from Old French espurge, from Old French espurgier, from Latin expurgo, from Latin pūrgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.
nettlespurge (English): A plant of the genus Jatropha
Definitions
- A plant of the genus Jatropha
Ancestry of “nettlespurge”, step by step
nettlespurge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spurge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spurge | Any plant of the genus "Euphorbia", a diverse... |
| 2 | Old French | espurge | witness; spurge; sponge |
| 3 | Old French | espurgier | — |
| 4 | Latin | expurgo | I purge, cleanse, purify; expurgate; I exculpate,... |
| 5 | Latin | pūrgō | to clean, cleanse, clear, purge, purify |
| 6 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |