Where does “spárgatök” come from?
spárgatök (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian spárga, from Italian spáragio, from Latin asparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.
spárgatök (Hungarian): spaghetti squash
Definitions
- spaghetti squash
Ancestry of “spárgatök”, step by step
spárgatök traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian spárga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | spárga | twine, cord; splits; asparagus |
| 2 | Italian | spáragio | — |
| 3 | Latin | asparagus | asparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀσπάραγος | asparagus; young shoots |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀσφάραγος | throat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pregʰ | to jerk, to scatter |