Where does “spago” come from?

spago (Italian) comes from Latin spacus, from Ancient Greek σφάκος — apple sage.

spago (Italian): cord, string, twine; thread, packthread

Definitions

  1. cord, string, twine; thread, packthread

Ancestry of “spago”, step by step

spago traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin spacus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspacustwine
2Ancient Greekσφάκοςapple sage

via Latin spagus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspagusstring

Words derived from “spago

Every word from Ancient Greek σφάκοςEvery word from Latin spacus
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