Where does “esparcir” come from?

esparcir (Spanish) comes from Latin spargere, from Latin spargo, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ- — to scatter, to jerk.

esparcir (Spanish): to scatter, disperse; to sprinkle; to fire out;...

Definitions

  1. to scatter, disperse; to sprinkle; to fire out;...

Ancestry of “esparcir”, step by step

esparcir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin spargere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspargeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2LatinspargoI scatter, strew, sprinkle
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰ-to scatter, to jerk

via Latin spargō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspargōto scatter, strew, sprinkle, sparkle

Words derived from “esparcir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ- →Every word from Latin spargo →Every word from Latin spargere →