Where does “아스파라거스” come from?
아스파라거스 (Korean) comes from English Asparagus, from Medieval Latin asparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.
아스파라거스 (Korean): asparagus
Ancestry of “아스파라거스”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Asparagus | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | asparagus | asparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀσπάραγος | asparagus; young shoots |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀσφάραγος | throat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pregʰ | to jerk, to scatter |