Where does “spárga” come from?

spárga (Hungarian) comes from Italian spáragio, from Latin asparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.

spárga (Hungarian): twine, cord; splits; asparagus

Definitions

  1. twine, cord; splits; asparagus

Ancestry of “spárga”, step by step

spárga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian spáragio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspáragio
2Latinasparagusasparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire
3Ancient Greekἀσπάραγοςasparagus; young shoots
4Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter

via Italian spago

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspagocord, string, twine; thread, packthread
2Latinspacustwine
3Ancient Greekσφάκοςapple sage

Words derived from “spárga

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος