Where does “esparago” come from?

esparago (Tagalog) comes from Spanish espárrago, from Latin sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.

esparago (Tagalog): asparagus

Definitions

  1. asparagus

Ancestry of “esparago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishespárragoasparagus
2Latinsparagus—
3Ancient Greekἀσπάραγοςasparagus; young shoots
4Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος →