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Where does “sparso” come from?

sparso (Italian) comes from Latin sparsus, from Latin spargo, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ- — to scatter, to jerk.

sparso (Italian): past participle of spargere; past participle of...

Definitions

  1. past participle of spargere; past participle of...

Ancestry of “sparso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsparsusscattered, strewn, sprinkled; spotted, freckled
2LatinspargoI scatter, strew, sprinkle
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰ-to scatter, to jerk

Words derived from “sparso”

  • sparse
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