Where does “spergula” come from?

spergula (English) comes from Latin spargō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ- — to scatter, to jerk.

spergula (English): Any of the plants of the genus "Spergula"

Definitions

  1. Any of the plants of the genus "Spergula"

Ancestry of “spergula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspargōto scatter, strew, sprinkle, sparkle
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰ-to scatter, to jerk

Words derived from “spergula

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ-Every word from Latin spargō