Where does “sparsam” come from?

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

sparsam (Latin): accusative feminine singular of sparsus

Definitions

  1. accusative feminine singular of sparsus

Ancestry of “sparsam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsparsusscattered, strewn, sprinkled; spotted, freckled
2LatinspargoI scatter, strew, sprinkle
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰ-to scatter, to jerk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ- →Every word from Latin spargo →Every word from Latin sparsus →