Where does “asparagas” come from?

asparagas (Irish) comes from Medieval Latin asparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.

asparagas (Irish): asparagus

Definitions

  1. asparagus

Ancestry of “asparagas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinasparagusasparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire
2Ancient Greekἀσπάραγοςasparagus; young shoots
3Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος →