Where does “spáragio” come from?

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

Ancestry of “spáragio”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	asparagus	asparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire
2	Ancient Greek	ἀσπάραγος	asparagus; young shoots
3	Ancient Greek	ἀσφάραγος	throat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
4	Proto-Indo-European	(s)pregʰ	to jerk, to scatter

Words derived from “spáragio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος →