Where does “espargir” come from?

espargir (Portuguese) comes from Latin spargō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ- — to scatter, to jerk.

espargir (Portuguese): to scatter, to strew, to spread

Definitions

  1. to scatter, to strew, to spread

Ancestry of “espargir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspargōto scatter, strew, sprinkle, sparkle
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰ-to scatter, to jerk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ- →Every word from Latin spargō →