myEtymology.com: English etymology of asparagus

Etymology of the English word asparagus

the English word asparagus

derived from the Medieval Latin word sparagus

derived from the Latin word asparagus (asparagus; shoot, sprout like asparagus)

derived from the Greek word asparagos, ἀσπάραγος

derived from the Greek word aspharagos

The earliest known usage of asparagus in English dates from the 15th century.

Dutch asperge, French asperge, German Spargel, Icelandic spergill, Italian asparago, Latin asparagus, Swedish sparris

Word found in Modern English