Where does “Asparagus” come from?

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

Asparagus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

genus

Ancestry of “Asparagus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Medieval Latin	sparagus	—
2	Ancient Greek	ἀσπάραγος	asparagus; young shoots
3	Ancient Greek	ἀσφάραγος	throat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
4	Proto-Indo-European	(s)pregʰ	to jerk, to scatter

Words derived from “Asparagus”

Asparagales
Asparagaceae
Asparagoideae
Asparagopsis

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