Where does “sparsen” come from?

sparsen (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

sparsen (English): To make or become sparse

Definitions

  1. To make or become sparse

Ancestry of “sparsen”, step by step

sparsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenAbbreviation of English; The name of the...
2Frenchenin; to; by
3Middle Frenchenon; on to
4Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English sparse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsparseHaving widely spaced intervals; Not dense;...
2Latinsparsusscattered, strewn, sprinkled; spotted, freckled
3LatinspargoI scatter, strew, sprinkle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰ-to scatter, to jerk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →