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Where does “sparto” come from?

sparto (Italian) comes from Latin spartum, from Ancient Greek σπάρτον, from Proto-Indo-European sper-to, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

sparto (Italian): A grass, Lygeum spartum; esparto; mistakingly...

Definitions

  1. A grass, Lygeum spartum; esparto; mistakingly...

Ancestry of “sparto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspartumesparto
2Ancient Greekσπάρτονrope, cable; measuring cord; thread
3Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
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