Where does “spârcui” come from?

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

spârcui (Romanian): to tear up

Definitions

  1. to tear up

Ancestry of “spârcui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Friuliansparcasparagus
2Latinasparagusasparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire
3Ancient Greekἀσπάραγοςasparagus; young shoots
4Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter

Words derived from “spârcui”

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