Etymology Explorer › HungarianWhere 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 twine, cord; splits; asparagus Ancestry of “spárga”, step by step spárga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian spáragio Step Language Word Meaning 1 Italian spáragio — 2 Latin asparagus asparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire 3 Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος asparagus; young shoots 4 Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος throat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants 5 Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ to jerk, to scatter
via Italian spago Step Language Word Meaning 1 Italian spago cord, string, twine; thread, packthread 2 Latin spacus twine 3 Ancient Greek σφάκος apple sage
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