Where does “asparago” come from?

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

asparago (Latin): dative singular of asparagus; ablative singular...

Definitions

  1. dative singular of asparagus; ablative singular...

Ancestry of “asparago”, 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
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