Where does “sparagus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sparagus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sparagus

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