Where does “épars” come from?

épars (French) comes from Old French espars, from Old French espardre, from Latin spargō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ- — to scatter, to jerk.

épars (French): scattered

Definitions

  1. scattered

Ancestry of “épars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesparspast participle of espardre
2Old Frenchespardreto spread; to spread out
3Latinspargōto scatter, strew, sprinkle, sparkle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰ-to scatter, to jerk

Words derived from “épars”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ- →Every word from Latin spargō →Every word from Old French espardre →