Where does “sparago” come from?

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

sparago (Italian): Alternative form of asparago

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of asparago

Ancestry of “sparago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianasparagoasparagus
2Latinasparagusasparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire
3Ancient Greekἀσπάραγοςasparagus; young shoots
4Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter

Words derived from “sparago

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος
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