Where does “asparagus” come from?

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

asparagus (Medieval Latin): asparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire

Definitions

  1. asparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire

Ancestry of “asparagus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “asparagus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος →