Where does “esparso” come from?

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

esparso (Portuguese): sparse whose elements are far from each other

Definitions

  1. sparse whose elements are far from each other

Ancestry of “esparso”, 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 →
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