Where does “Asparagoideae” come from?

Asparagoideae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Asparagus, from Medieval Latin sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.

Asparagoideae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Asparagoideae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualAsparagusgenus
2Medieval Latinsparagus—
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 →